Package io.sf.carte.util

Interface Diff<E>

Type Parameters:
E - the element or element identifier type.
public interface Diff<E>
Represents the differences between two objects.

Elements that are only present in the left object are returned by the getLeftSide() method, while those only in the right object will be in the array returned by getRightSide(). Elements present on both objects but in a different way will be returned by getDifferent().

If an object implementing this interface is returned by a call like a.diff(b), then a is the left object and b the right, the same for a call like diff(a,b).

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    E[]
    getDifferent()
    Get an array with the elements that are present in both objects, but in a different way.
    E[]
    getLeftSide()
    Get an array with the elements that are only present in the left object.
    E[]
    getRightSide()
    Get an array with the elements that are only present in the right object.
    boolean
    hasDifferences()
    Does this object contain any difference?

  • Method Details

    • hasDifferences

      boolean hasDifferences()
      Does this object contain any difference?

      If this method returns false, the equals method called on the same objects should return true, but that is not required by this interface.

      Returns:
      true if this object holds information on differences between two objects, false if the tested objects are equal from the point of view of this diff object.

    • getLeftSide

      E[] getLeftSide()
      Get an array with the elements that are only present in the left object.
      Returns:
      an array with the elements (or element identifiers) that are only present in the left object, or null otherwise.

    • getRightSide

      E[] getRightSide()
      Get an array with the elements that are only present in the right object.
      Returns:
      an array with the elements (or element identifiers) that are only present in the right object, or null otherwise.

    • getDifferent

      E[] getDifferent()
      Get an array with the elements that are present in both objects, but in a different way.
      Returns:
      an array with the elements (or element identifiers) that are present in both objects but in a different way, or null otherwise.