a) hashCode / equals based on a set of immutable, not null, constructor assigned, fields. b) hashCode / equals based on a primary key that is assigned by the application (in the constructor) instead of JPA. (-) complicated if new entities are created in a distributed environment (client/server) or app server cluster.
Practice. Jobs. Java provides a method for comparing two Array List. The ArrayList.equals () is the method used for comparing two Array List. It compares the Array lists as, both Array lists should have the same size, and all corresponding pairs of elements in the two Array lists are equal.
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