@@ -266,10 +266,20 @@
 
 - (size_t)length
 {
 	return length;
 }
+
+- (BOOL)isEqual: (id)obj
+{
+	if (![obj isKindOfClass: [OFString class]])
+		return NO;
+	if (strcmp(string, [obj cString]))
+		return NO;
+
+	return YES;
+}
 
 - (id)copy
 {
 	return [self retain];
 }
@@ -277,20 +287,10 @@
 - (id)mutableCopy
 {
 	return [[OFMutableString alloc] initWithString: self];
 }
 
-- (BOOL)isEqual: (id)obj
-{
-	if (![obj isKindOfClass: [OFString class]])
-		return NO;
-	if (strcmp(string, [obj cString]))
-		return NO;
-
-	return YES;
-}
-
 - (int)compare: (id)obj
 {
 	if (![obj isKindOfClass: [OFString class]])
 		@throw [OFInvalidArgumentException newWithClass: isa
 						    andSelector: _cmd];