[Codenarc-developer] UnnecessaryEqualityWithNull rule

[Chris M. <chr...@ea...>]

The documentation for UnnecessaryEqualityWithNull  says

The expression object.equals(null) is always false and is unnecessary.

The object.equals(null) comparison will always return false, since the
object is not null. (If the object is null, the program will throw a
NullPointerException). This is the basic contract of the equals() method.

 

But this prints true in the GroovyConsole, rather than throwing a NPE:

 

def x = null

println x.equals(null)

 

Any thoughts on what to do with this rule?