@Override
  public boolean equals(Object other) {
    if (other == this) {
      return true;
    }
    if (!(other instanceof PdxField)) {
      return false;
    }
    PdxField otherVFT = (PdxField) other;

    if (otherVFT.fieldName == null) {
      return false;
    }

    return otherVFT.fieldName.equals(fieldName) && isDeleted() == otherVFT.isDeleted()
        && type.equals(otherVFT.type);
  }
Used by {@link PdxInstanceImpl#equals(Object)} to act as if it has a field whose value is
always the default.
geode-core/src/main/java/org/apache/geode/pdx/internal/PdxField.java