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Title: Rule 06. Methods (MET)  
Author: Dhruv Mohindra Jul 17, 2008
Last Changed by: David Svoboda Aug 07, 2025
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    Page: MET05-J. Ensure that constructors do not call overridable methods
    Page: MET00-J. Validate method arguments
    Page: MET02-J. Do not use deprecated or obsolete classes or methods
    Page: MET06-J. Do not invoke overridable methods in clone()
    Page: MET03-J. Methods that perform a security check must be declared private or final
    Page: MET04-J. Do not increase the accessibility of overridden or hidden methods
    Page: MET01-J. Never use assertions to validate method arguments
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    Page: MET00-J. Validate method arguments
    Page: MET01-J. Never use assertions to validate method arguments
    Page: MET02-J. Do not use deprecated or obsolete classes or methods
    Page: MET03-J. Methods that perform a security check must be declared private or final
    Page: MET04-J. Do not increase the accessibility of overridden or hidden methods
    Page: MET05-J. Ensure that constructors do not call overridable methods
    Page: MET06-J. Do not invoke overridable methods in clone()
    Page: MET07-J. Never declare a class method that hides a method declared in a superclass or superinterface
    Page: MET08-J. Preserve the equality contract when overriding the equals() method
    Page: MET09-J. Classes that define an equals() method must also define a hashCode() method
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