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MITRE CWE

CWE -ID 595, "Comparison of Object References Instead of Object Contents"

CWE -ID 597, "Use of Wrong Operator in String Comparison"

The Elements of Java Style

Rule 79: Use equals(), not ==, to test for equality of objects

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ES: Comparison of String objects using == or !=

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§5.6.2, "Binary Numeric Promotion"