From ce1dd8a0fcfc2b8b0b89cfbde9aabc035d7e5d0c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dmitry Batkovich <dmitry.batkovich@jetbrains.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2018 19:02:35 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] avoid npe

---
 .../sameParameterValue/SameParameterValueInspectionBase.java   | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/sameParameterValue/SameParameterValueInspectionBase.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/sameParameterValue/SameParameterValueInspectionBase.java
index 73aa0101536e..442f26fb7be8 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/sameParameterValue/SameParameterValueInspectionBase.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/sameParameterValue/SameParameterValueInspectionBase.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import com.intellij.codeInspection.*;
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.deadCode.UnusedDeclarationInspectionBase;
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.reference.*;
 import com.intellij.openapi.progress.EmptyProgressIndicator;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Comparing;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
 import com.intellij.psi.*;
 import com.intellij.util.ObjectUtils;
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ public class SameParameterValueInspectionBase extends GlobalJavaBatchInspectionT
                   needFurtherProcess = true;
                 }
               } else if (value != VALUE_IS_NOT_CONST) {
-                if (!paramValues[i].equals(currentArg)) {
+                if (!Comparing.equal(paramValues[i], currentArg)) {
                   paramValues[i] = VALUE_IS_NOT_CONST;
                 } else {
                   needFurtherProcess = true;