If applying <code>@EqualsAndHashCode</code> to a class that extends another, this feature gets a bit trickier. Normally, auto-generating an <code>equals</code> and <code>hashCode</code> method for such classes is a bad idea, as the superclass also defines fields, which also need equals/hashCode code but this code will not be generated. By setting <code>callSuper</code> to <em>true</em>, you can include the <code>equals</code> and <code>hashCode</code> methods of your superclass in the generated methods. For <code>hashCode</code>, the result of <code>super.hashCode()</code> is included in the hash algorithm, and for<code>equals</code>, the generated method will return false if the super implementation thinks it is not equal to the passed in object. Be aware that not all <code>equals</code> implementations handle this situation properly. However, lombok-generated <code>equals</code> implementations <strong>do</strong> handle this situation properly, so you can safely call your superclass equals if it, too, has a lombok-generated <code>equals</code> method. If you have an explicit superclass you are forced to supply some value for <code>callSuper</code> to acknowledge that you've considered it; failure to do so results in a warning.

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Setting <code>callSuper</code> to <em>true</em> when you don't extend anything (you extend <code>java.lang.Object</code>) is a compile-time error, because it would turn the generated <code>equals()</code> and <code>hashCode()</code> implementations into having the same behaviour as simply inheriting these methods from <code>java.lang.Object</code>: only the same object will be equal to each other and will have the same hashCode. Not setting <code>callSuper</code> to <em>true</em> when you extend another class generates a warning, because unless the superclass has no (equality-important) fields, lombok cannot generate an implementation for you that takes into account the fields declared by your superclasses. You'll need to write your own implementations, or rely on the <code>callSuper</code> chaining facility. You can also use the <code>lombok.equalsAndHashCode.callSuper</code> config key.

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<em>NEW in Lombok 0.10: </em>Unless your class is <code>final</code> and extends <code>java.lang.Object</code>, lombok generates a <code>canEqual</code> method which means JPA proxies can still be equal to their base class, but subclasses that add new state don't break the equals contract. The complicated reasons for why such a method is necessary are explained in this paper: <a href="https://www.artima.com/lejava/articles/equality.html">How to Write an Equality Method in Java</a>. If all classes in a hierarchy are a mix of scala case classes and classes with lombok-generated equals methods, all equality will 'just work'. If you need to write your own equals methods, you should always override <code>canEqual</code> if you change <code>equals</code> and <code>hashCode</code>.

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