public boolean equivalent(IMFMarkerType other){
  if (other == null) {
    return false;
  }
  boolean result=true;
  result&=offset.equals(other.getOffset());
  result&=label.equivalent(other.getLabel());
  return result;
}

public boolean equivalent ( IMFMarkerType other ) { if ( other == null ) { return false ; } boolean result = true ; result &= offset . equals ( other . getOffset ( ) ) ; result &= label . equivalent ( other . getLabel ( ) ) ; return result ; }
a method to determine the equivalence of any two markers .
