de.danielbechler.diff.path

Class CollectionElement

java.lang.Object

de.danielbechler.diff.path.Element

de.danielbechler.diff.path.CollectionElement

public final class CollectionElement
extends Element

Author:

Daniel Bechler

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CollectionElement(Object item)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object o) Must be implemented in a way so that this element can be distinguished from the other ones.
Object	getItem() Deprecated. Low-level API. Don't use in production code. May be removed in future versions.
int	hashCode() Make sure to implement this properly.
String	toString() The string representation will only be used to print readable property paths for debug purposes.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CollectionElement

public CollectionElement(Object item)

Method Detail

getItem

@Deprecated
public Object getItem()

Deprecated. Low-level API. Don't use in production code. May be removed in future versions.

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Description copied from class: Element

Must be implemented in a way so that this element can be distinguished from the other ones.

Specified by:

equals in class Element

Parameters:

o - The object to check equality against.

Returns:

true is the given object equals this one, otherwise false.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Description copied from class: Element

Make sure to implement this properly. If two elements are equal, their hash code must be equal as well. However, it is absolutely okay if two unequal elements return the same hash code. A simple implementation could just return 0.

Specified by:

hashCode in class Element

Returns:

The hash code of this element.

toString

public String toString()

Description copied from class: Element

The string representation will only be used to print readable property paths for debug purposes.

Specified by:

toString in class Element

Returns:

A string representation of this element for debug purposes.