public abstract boolean equals (Object obj)

Overriding: java.lang.Object

Returns true if the argument represents the same name as this, and false otherwise.

Note that the identity of a Name is a function both of its content in terms of a sequence of characters as well as the implementation which created it.

Parameters:
obj    the object to be compared with this element

Returns:  true if the specified object represents the same name as this

See also:
Element.equals