Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/mappaint/styleelement/Symbol.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/mappaint/styleelement/Symbol.java	(revision 10839)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/mappaint/styleelement/Symbol.java	(revision 10840)
@@ -201,5 +201,5 @@
          */
         public static Optional<SymbolShape> forName(String val) {
-            return Stream.of(values()).filter(val::equals).findAny();
+            return Stream.of(values()).filter(shape -> val.equals(shape.name)).findAny();
         }
     }