diff --git a/finch-java-core/src/main/kotlin/com/tryfinch/api/core/Utils.kt b/finch-java-core/src/main/kotlin/com/tryfinch/api/core/Utils.kt
index 0f77b974..27a03f20 100644
--- a/finch-java-core/src/main/kotlin/com/tryfinch/api/core/Utils.kt
+++ b/finch-java-core/src/main/kotlin/com/tryfinch/api/core/Utils.kt
@@ -25,4 +25,40 @@ internal fun <K : Comparable<K>, V> SortedMap<K, V>.toImmutable(): SortedMap<K,
     if (isEmpty()) Collections.emptySortedMap()
     else Collections.unmodifiableSortedMap(toSortedMap(comparator()))
 
+/**
+ * Returns whether [this] is equal to [other].
+ *
+ * This differs from [Object.equals] because it also deeply equates arrays based on their contents,
+ * even when there are arrays directly nested within other arrays.
+ */
+@JvmSynthetic
+internal infix fun Any?.contentEquals(other: Any?): Boolean =
+    arrayOf(this).contentDeepEquals(arrayOf(other))
+
+/**
+ * Returns a hash of the given sequence of [values].
+ *
+ * This differs from [java.util.Objects.hash] because it also deeply hashes arrays based on their
+ * contents, even when there are arrays directly nested within other arrays.
+ */
+@JvmSynthetic internal fun contentHash(vararg values: Any?): Int = values.contentDeepHashCode()
+
+/**
+ * Returns a [String] representation of [this].
+ *
+ * This differs from [Object.toString] because it also deeply stringifies arrays based on their
+ * contents, even when there are arrays directly nested within other arrays.
+ */
+@JvmSynthetic
+internal fun Any?.contentToString(): String {
+    var string = arrayOf(this).contentDeepToString()
+    if (string.startsWith('[')) {
+        string = string.substring(1)
+    }
+    if (string.endsWith(']')) {
+        string = string.substring(0, string.length - 1)
+    }
+    return string
+}
+
 internal interface Enum
diff --git a/finch-java-core/src/main/kotlin/com/tryfinch/api/core/Values.kt b/finch-java-core/src/main/kotlin/com/tryfinch/api/core/Values.kt
index 0879a0f2..95574500 100644
--- a/finch-java-core/src/main/kotlin/com/tryfinch/api/core/Values.kt
+++ b/finch-java-core/src/main/kotlin/com/tryfinch/api/core/Values.kt
@@ -470,41 +470,20 @@ internal constructor(
     val filename: String? = null,
 ) {
 
-    private var hashCode: Int = 0
-
-    override fun hashCode(): Int {
-        if (hashCode == 0) {
-            hashCode =
-                Objects.hash(
-                    name,
-                    contentType,
-                    filename,
-                    when (value) {
-                        is ByteArray -> value.contentHashCode()
-                        is String -> value
-                        is Boolean -> value
-                        is Long -> value
-                        is Double -> value
-                        else -> value?.hashCode()
-                    },
-                )
-        }
-        return hashCode
-    }
-
-    override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean {
-        if (this === other) return true
-        if (other == null || this.javaClass != other.javaClass) return false
+    private val hashCode: Int by lazy { contentHash(name, value, contentType, filename) }
 
-        other as MultipartFormValue<*>
+    override fun hashCode(): Int = hashCode
 
-        if (name != other.name || contentType != other.contentType || filename != other.filename)
-            return false
-
-        return when {
-            value is ByteArray && other.value is ByteArray -> value contentEquals other.value
-            else -> value?.equals(other.value) ?: (other.value == null)
+    override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean {
+        if (this === other) {
+            return true
         }
+
+        return other is MultipartFormValue<*> &&
+            name == other.name &&
+            value contentEquals other.value &&
+            contentType == other.contentType &&
+            filename == other.filename
     }
 
     override fun toString(): String =
diff --git a/finch-java-core/src/test/kotlin/com/tryfinch/api/core/UtilsTest.kt b/finch-java-core/src/test/kotlin/com/tryfinch/api/core/UtilsTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3bb58b5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/finch-java-core/src/test/kotlin/com/tryfinch/api/core/UtilsTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package com.tryfinch.api.core
+
+import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+
+internal class UtilsTest {
+    @Test
+    fun contentDeepEquals() {
+        assertThat(42 contentEquals 42).isTrue()
+        assertThat(42 contentEquals "Hello World!").isFalse()
+        assertThat(byteArrayOf(1, 2, 3) contentEquals byteArrayOf(1, 2, 3)).isTrue()
+        assertThat(byteArrayOf(1, 2, 3) contentEquals byteArrayOf(1, 2, 4)).isFalse()
+        assertThat(
+                arrayOf(byteArrayOf(1, 2), byteArrayOf(3)) contentEquals
+                    arrayOf(byteArrayOf(1, 2), byteArrayOf(3))
+            )
+            .isTrue()
+        assertThat(
+                arrayOf(byteArrayOf(1, 2), byteArrayOf(3)) contentEquals
+                    arrayOf(byteArrayOf(1), byteArrayOf(2, 3))
+            )
+            .isFalse()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun contentToString() {
+        assertThat((42).contentToString()).isEqualTo("42")
+        assertThat("Hello World!".contentToString()).isEqualTo("Hello World!")
+        assertThat(byteArrayOf(1, 2, 3).contentToString()).isEqualTo("[1, 2, 3]")
+        assertThat(arrayOf(byteArrayOf(1, 2), byteArrayOf(3)).contentToString())
+            .isEqualTo("[[1, 2], [3]]")
+    }
+}