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• When comparing objects for equivalence use the method equals() and not the == operator. The only exceptions to this are static final objects that are being used as constants and interned Strings [mandatory].
• In general labelled break and continue statements should be avoided [recommended]. This is due to the complex flow of control, especially when used with try/finally blocks.
• Unless some aspect of an algorithm relies on it, then loops count forward [mandatory]. For example:

  for (int j = 0; j < size; j++) {
      // Do something interesting
  }
  

• Use local variables in loops [recommended]. For example:

  ArrayList clone = (ArrayList) listeners.clone();
  final int size = clone.size();
  for (int j = 0; j < size; j++) {
      System.out.println(clone.elementAt(j));
  }
  

• Anonymous inner classes should define no instance variables and be limited to three single line methods. Inner classes that declare instance variables or have more complex methods should be named [mandatory].

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