Why does `Array(0,1,2) == Array(0,1,2)` not return the expected result?

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Scala 2.7 tried to add functionality to Java [] arrays, and ran into corner cases that were problematic. Scala 2.8 has declared that Array[T] is T[], but it provides wrappers and equivalents.

Try the following in 2.8 (edit/note: as of RC3, GenericArray is ArraySeq–thanks to retronym for pointing this out):

import scala.collection.mutable.{GenericArray=>GArray, WrappedArray=>WArray}
scala> GArray(0,1,2) == GArray(0,1,2)
res0: Boolean = true

scala> (Array(0,1,2):WArray[Int]) == (Array(0,1,2):WArray[Int])
res1: Boolean = true

GenericArray acts just like Array, except with all the Scala collections goodies added in. WrappedArray wraps Java [] array; above, I’ve cast a plain array to it (easier than calling the implicit conversion function) and then compared the wrapped arrays. These wrappers, though backed by a [] array, also give you all the collection goodies.

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