Compare arrays with Arrays.equals

#Metadata

Rule ID

java.correctness.equals-on-array

Severity

medium

Confidence

0.88

Languages

java

Presets

strict

Stability

stable

Applies to

block

Tags

correctness, java, rules-catalog

#Why it matters

Reference equality on arrays is almost always a logic bug.

#Remediation

Use Arrays.equals or Arrays.deepEquals for array content comparison.

#Repository path

The generated metadata points to critiq-rules/libs/rules/catalog/rules/java/java.correctness.equals-on-array.rule.yaml.