@Override
public boolean equals(Object obj) {
boolean retval = true;
if (obj instanceof Field) {
Field field = (Field) obj;
if (type.equals(field.getType())) {
if (this.isNull() && field.isNull()) {
retval = true;
} else if (this.isNull() ^ field.isNull()) {
retval = false;
} else if (type.equals(VARBINARY)) {
// special case for byte arrays
// aren't they so fancy
retval = Arrays.equals((byte[]) value, (byte[]) field.getObject());
} else if (type.equals(DATE) || type.equals(TIME) || type.equals(TIMESTAMP)) {
retval = value.toString().equals(field.getObject().toString());
} else {
if (value instanceof Block) {
retval = equals((Block) value, (Block) field.getObject());
} else {
retval = value.equals(field.getObject());
}
}
}
}
return retval;
}
