public boolean equals(final Object o) {
        if (this == o) {
            return true;
        }
        if (!(o instanceof Type)) {
            return false;
        }
        Type t = (Type) o;
        if (sort != t.sort) {
            return false;
        }
        if (sort == OBJECT || sort == ARRAY) {
            if (len != t.len) {
                return false;
            }
            for (int i = off, j = t.off, end = i + len; i < end; i++, j++) {
                if (buf[i] != t.buf[j]) {
                    return false;
                }
            }
        }
        return true;
    }