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+//
+// $Id: ObjectUtil.java,v 1.1 2003/08/18 21:53:59 ray Exp $
+
+package com.samskivert.util;
+
+/**
+ * Utility methods that don't fit anywhere else.
+ */
+public class ObjectUtil
+{
+    /**
+     * Test two objects for equality safely.
+     */
+    public static boolean equals (Object o1, Object o2)
+    {
+        return (o1 == null) ? (o2 == null) : o1.equals(o2);
+    }
+}