diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/ObjectEditorTable.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/ObjectEditorTable.java
index b968ee2a..72b0b7fa 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/ObjectEditorTable.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/ObjectEditorTable.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public class ObjectEditorTable extends JTable
 
         _fields = ClassUtil.getFields(protoClass);
         for (int ii=0, nn=_fields.length; ii < nn; ii++) {
-            if (ListUtil.contains(editableFields, _fields[ii].getName())) {
+            if (ListUtil.containsRef(editableFields, _fields[ii].getName())) {
                 _editable.set(ii);
             }
         }
diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/ListUtil.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/ListUtil.java
index 7470ae1a..74ee6edd 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/ListUtil.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/ListUtil.java
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ public class ListUtil
      *
      * @return true if a matching element was found, false otherwise.
      */
-    public static boolean contains (Object[] list, Object element)
+    public static boolean containsRef (Object[] list, Object element)
     {
         return contains(REFERENCE_COMP, list, element);
     }
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public class ListUtil
         return contains(EQUALS_COMP, list, element);
     }
 
-    /** Helper function for {@link #contains}, etc. */
+    /** Helper function for {@link #containsRef}, etc. */
     protected static boolean contains (
         EqualityComparator eqc, Object[] list, Object element)
     {
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ public class ListUtil
                                            // referencing the same string
                                            // from the constant pool
         System.out.println("contains(newBar): " +
-                           ListUtil.contains(list, newBar));
+                           ListUtil.containsRef(list, newBar));
         System.out.println("containsEqual(newBar): " +
                            ListUtil.containsEqual(list, newBar));
 
diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/SortableArrayList.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/SortableArrayList.java
index 8767d600..8bbb9dbc 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/SortableArrayList.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/SortableArrayList.java
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public class SortableArrayList extends AbstractList
     // documentation inherited from interface
     public boolean contains (Object o)
     {
-        return ListUtil.contains(_elements, o);
+        return ListUtil.containsRef(_elements, o);
     }
 
     // documentation inherited from interface