From df66b2fb9885cf8cf78303279c0ae154fcf0f9a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "sonarqube-agent[bot]"
 <210722872+sonarqube-agent[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2026 05:05:12 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: Address SonarQube issue

Fixed issues:
- AaCEbOLk_eQqzseR3v2f for javabugs:S2259 rule

Generated by SonarQube Agent (task: 16a84c0a-d30c-41f7-8c1e-ddab96b40a84)
---
 .../java/checks/verifier/internal/InternalCheckVerifier.java    | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/java-checks-testkit/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/verifier/internal/InternalCheckVerifier.java b/java-checks-testkit/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/verifier/internal/InternalCheckVerifier.java
index ac3f8474c7d..17a269f5ccc 100644
--- a/java-checks-testkit/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/verifier/internal/InternalCheckVerifier.java
+++ b/java-checks-testkit/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/verifier/internal/InternalCheckVerifier.java
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ private void assertComponentIssue(Set<AnalyzerMessage> issues) {
       || (expectations.expectIssueAtFileLevel() && !issue.getInputComponent().isFile())) {
       throw new AssertionError(String.format("Expected the issue to be raised at %s level, not at %s level", component, otherComponent));
     }
-    if (!expectedMessage.equals(issue.getMessage())) {
+    if (!Objects.equals(expectedMessage, issue.getMessage())) {
       throw new AssertionError(String.format("Expected the issue message to be:%n\t\"%s\"%nbut was:%n\t\"%s\"", expectedMessage, issue.getMessage()));
     }
   }