If I create a new class that only inherits from `A...

# stdlib

[Michael Marshall]

If I create a new class that only inherits from Any , what is the default equals() implementation, given I don’t override it myself?
The source code for Any doesn’t show what the default is

public open operator fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean

[jw]

Instance equality

[jw]

Its equivalent of doing ===

[Michael Marshall]

Thanks, is that documented anywhere?

[Fleshgrinder]

It's inherited from Java and Java has it specified in the specs.

[jw]

Kotlin has two other platforms though. It needs to be defined by Kotlin.