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Comment: REM cost reform

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Using the equivalence operators to compare values of boxed primitives can lead to erroneous comparisons.

Rule

Severity

Likelihood

Detectable

RepairableRemediation Cost

Priority

Level

EXP03-J

Low

Likely

Yes

YesMedium

P6P9

L2

Automated Detection

Detection of all uses of the reference equality operators on boxed primitive objects is straightforward. Determining the correctness of such uses is infeasible in the general case.

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