A false negative about the rule ES_COMPARING_STRINGS_WITH_EQ

[Zustin]

SpotBugs Version: 4.4.2
Rule: ES_COMPARING_STRINGS_WITH_EQ

Hi! I find a false negative about this rule. SpotBugs should have reported a warning at line 4.

Minimal Code Sample

public boolean func() {
    String s1 = "str1";
    final String s2 = "str2";
    return s1 == s2; // should report a warning here
}

Expected outcome:
SpotBugs should report a violation at line 4, but doesn't. This is a false-negative.

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[KengoTODA]

Thanks for your report, I could reproduce this false negative. I am going to fix it as #1769.