org.joda.property.impl
Class BeanTools

java.lang.Object
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public class BeanTools

extends java.lang.Object

Basic utility functionality operating on beans.

Author:

Stephen Colebourne

Constructor Summary

BeanTools()

Method Summary

static boolean	equalsDeep(Bean bean1, Bean bean2) Compares two Beans, taking into account their own properties including linking properties, processing recursively.
static boolean	equalsShallow(Bean bean1, Bean bean2) Compares two Beans, based only on their own property values.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BeanTools

public BeanTools()

Method Detail

equalsShallow

public static boolean equalsShallow(Bean bean1,
                                    Bean bean2)

Compares two Beans, based only on their own property values. Links to other Beans are ignored.

Parameters:

bean1 - first bean

bean2 - second bean

Returns:

true if the beans are equal

equalsDeep

public static boolean equalsDeep(Bean bean1,
                                 Bean bean2)

Compares two Beans, taking into account their own properties including linking properties, processing recursively.

The method checks for beans which hold references to already checked beans to avoid infinite recursion.

Parameters:

bean1 - first bean

bean2 - second bean

Returns:

true if the beans are equal