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package com.google.common.base;
import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
/**
* Contains static factory methods for creating {@code Equivalence} instances.
*
* All methods return serializable instances.
*
* @author Bob Lee
* @author Kurt Alfred Kluever
* @author Gregory Kick
* @since 4.0
*/
@Beta
@GwtCompatible
public final class Equivalences {
private Equivalences() {}
/**
* Returns an equivalence that delegates to {@link Object#equals} and {@link Object#hashCode}.
* {@link Equivalence#equivalent} returns {@code true} if both values are null, or if neither
* value is null and {@link Object#equals} returns {@code true}. {@link Equivalence#hash} returns
* {@code 0} if passed a null value.
*
* @since 8.0 (present null-friendly behavior)
* @since 4.0 (otherwise)
* @deprecated This method has been moved to {@link Equivalence#equals}. This method is scheduled
* to be removed in Guava release 14.0.
*/
@Deprecated
public static Equivalence