1 <p> This class defines an <code>equals()</code>
2 method, that doesn't override the normal <code>equals(Object)</code> method
3 defined in the base <code>java.lang.Object</code> class. Instead, it
4 inherits an <code>equals(Object)</code> method from a superclass.
5 The class should probably define a <code>boolean equals(Object)</code> method.