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+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Core\Field;
+
+/**
+ * Defines a item list class for map fields.
+ */
+class MapFieldItemList extends FieldItemList {
+
+ /**
+ * {@inheritdoc}
+ */
+ public function equals(FieldItemListInterface $list_to_compare) {
+ $count1 = count($this);
+ $count2 = count($list_to_compare);
+ if ($count1 === 0 && $count2 === 0) {
+ // Both are empty we can safely assume that it did not change.
+ return TRUE;
+ }
+ if ($count1 !== $count2) {
+ // The number of items is different so they do not have the same values.
+ return FALSE;
+ }
+
+ // The map field type does not have any property defined (because they are
+ // dynamic), so the only way to evaluate the equality for it is to rely
+ // solely on its values.
+ $value1 = $this->getValue();
+ $value2 = $list_to_compare->getValue();
+
+ return $value1 == $value2;
+ }
+
+}