Revert "Bug 535169: [Tips] Tips hashCode/equals should be final"Y20180712-0200I20180718-0130I20180717-2000I20180717-0320I20180716-2000I20180716-0715I20180715-2000I20180714-1500I20180713-2000I20180712-2000I20180711-2000

This reverts commit 4717ca4ba5d08c710ca304e2e1985b9514ec66e8.

Change-Id: Idfbe289ecd27f86ec2f80d9980f382dc98b3f0d7

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/org.eclipse.tips.core/src/org/eclipse/tips/core/Tip.java b/org.eclipse.tips.core/src/org/eclipse/tips/core/Tip.java
index bcdc1b9f8..ec887af97 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.tips.core/src/org/eclipse/tips/core/Tip.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.tips.core/src/org/eclipse/tips/core/Tip.java
@@ -52,25 +52,20 @@ public abstract class Tip {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Return the publish date of the tip. The UI could decide to serve newer tips
-	 * first. Note that this date is used to calculate the hash code of the Tip so
-	 * it should return the same value for the same tip.
+	 * Return the publish date of the tip. The UI could decide to server newer tips
+	 * first.
 	 *
 	 * @return the date this tip was published which may not be null.
 	 */
 	public abstract Date getCreationDate();
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns a meaningful short description of the tip. The description is used in
-	 * calculation of the hash code so once it is set for the tip, it may not
-	 * change.
-	 *
 	 * @return the subject which may not be null.
 	 */
 	public abstract String getSubject();
 
 	@Override
-	public final int hashCode() {
+	public int hashCode() {
 		final int prime = 31;
 		int result = 1;
 		result = prime * result + ((getCreationDate() == null) ? 0 : getCreationDate().hashCode());
@@ -80,7 +75,7 @@ public abstract class Tip {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public final boolean equals(Object obj) {
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
 		if (this == obj) {
 			return true;
 		}