Source:
public Ref call() throws JGitInternalException, RefAlreadyExistsException, RefNotFoundException, InvalidRefNameException { checkCallable(); processOptions(); try { if(createBranch) { Git git = new Git(repo); CreateBranchCommand command = git.branchCreate(); command.setUpstreamMode(upstreamMode); command.setName(name); command.setStartPoint(getStartPoint().name()); command.call(); } RevWalk revWalk = new RevWalk(repo); Ref headRef = repo.getRef(Constants.HEAD); RevCommit headCommit = revWalk.parseCommit(headRef.getObjectId()); String refLogMessage = "checkout: moving from " + headRef.getName(); ObjectId branch = repo.resolve(name); Ref ref = repo.getRef(name); if (branch == null) throw new RefNotFoundException(MessageFormat.format( JGitText.get().refNotResolved, name)); RevCommit newCommit = revWalk.parseCommit(branch); DirCacheCheckout dco = new DirCacheCheckout(repo, headCommit .getTree().getId(), repo.lockDirCache(), newCommit .getTree().getId()); dco.setFailOnConflict(true); dco.checkout(); RefUpdate refUpdate = repo.updateRef(Constants.HEAD); refUpdate.setForceUpdate(force); refUpdate.setRefLogMessage( refLogMessage + "to " + newCommit.getName(), false); Result updateResult = refUpdate.link(ref.getName()); setCallable(false); boolean ok = false; switch (updateResult) { case NEW: ok = true; break; case NO_CHANGE: case FAST_FORWARD: case FORCED: ok = true; break; default: break; } if (!ok) throw new JGitInternalException(MessageFormat.format( JGitText.get().checkoutUnexpectedResult, updateResult .name())); Ref result = repo.getRef(name); return result; } catch (IOException ioe) { throw new JGitInternalException(ioe.getMessage(), ioe); } }

Target:
public Ref call() throws JGitInternalException, RefAlreadyExistsException, RefNotFoundException, InvalidRefNameException { checkCallable(); processOptions(); try { if(createBranch) { Git git = new Git(repo); CreateBranchCommand command = git.branchCreate(); command.setUpstreamMode(upstreamMode); command.setName(name); command.setStartPoint(getStartPoint().name()); command.call(); } RevWalk revWalk = new RevWalk(repo); Ref headRef = repo.getRef(Constants.HEAD); RevCommit headCommit = revWalk.parseCommit(headRef.getObjectId()); String refLogMessage = "checkout: moving from " + headRef.getName(); ObjectId branch = repo.resolve(name); Ref ref = repo.getRef(name); if (branch == null) throw new RefNotFoundException(MessageFormat.format( JGitText.get().refNotResolved, name)); RevCommit newCommit = revWalk.parseCommit(branch); DirCacheCheckout dco = new DirCacheCheckout(repo, headCommit.getTree(), repo.lockDirCache(), newCommit.getTree()); dco.setFailOnConflict(true); dco.checkout(); RefUpdate refUpdate = repo.updateRef(Constants.HEAD); refUpdate.setForceUpdate(force); refUpdate.setRefLogMessage( refLogMessage + "to " + newCommit.getName(), false); Result updateResult = refUpdate.link(ref.getName()); setCallable(false); boolean ok = false; switch (updateResult) { case NEW: ok = true; break; case NO_CHANGE: case FAST_FORWARD: case FORCED: ok = true; break; default: break; } if (!ok) throw new JGitInternalException(MessageFormat.format( JGitText.get().checkoutUnexpectedResult, updateResult .name())); Ref result = repo.getRef(name); return result; } catch (IOException ioe) { throw new JGitInternalException(ioe.getMessage(), ioe); } }