TIOBE - Java Coding Standard

Rule: Naming12

Synopsis:	The method name and parameter number are suspiciously close to equals(Object)
Language:	Java
Severity Level:	2
Category:	Naming

Description:

The method name and parameter number are suspiciously close to equals(Object), which may mean you are intending to override the equals(Object) method.

public class Foo {
 public int equals(Object o) {
 // oops, this probably was supposed to be boolean equals
 }
 public boolean equals(String s) {
 // oops, this probably was supposed to be equals(Object)
 }
}