it'll cause a compile time errror. there's no return statement on it. plus you should take into consideration the contract of overriding the equals and hash methods.
"Vlad I", please give yourself a proper second name to conform to our JavaRanch Naming Policy. The format is <first name><space><family name>. Thanks and welcome to JavaRanch. -Barry [ December 05, 2004: Message edited by: Barry Gaunt ]