/**
* Compares this Gene with the given object and returns true if the other object is a Gene of the
* same type and has the same value (allele) as this Gene. Otherwise it returns false.
*
* @param a_other the object to compare to this Gene for equality
* @return true if this Gene is equal to the given object, false otherwise
* @author Klaus Meffert
* @since 1.1
*/
public boolean equals(final Object a_other) {
try {
int result = compareTo(a_other);
if (result == 0) {
if (isCompareApplicationData()) {
Gene otherGene = (Gene) a_other;
int resultAppData =
compareApplicationData(getApplicationData(), otherGene.getApplicationData());
return resultAppData == 0;
} else {
return true;
}
} else {
return false;
}
} catch (ClassCastException e) {
// If the other object isn't an Gene of current type
// (like IntegerGene for IntegerGene's), then we're not equal.
// -----------------------------------------------------------
return false;
}
}
