Methods (MET)

• MET50-J. Avoid ambiguous or confusing uses of overloading
• MET51-J. Do not use overloaded methods to differentiate between runtime types
• MET52-J. Do not use the clone() method to copy untrusted method parameters
• MET53-J. Ensure that the clone() method calls super.clone()
• MET54-J. Always provide feedback about the resulting value of a method
• MET55-J. Return an empty array or collection instead of a null value for methods that return an array or collection
• MET56-J. Do not use Object.equals() to compare cryptographic keys