de.danielbechler.diff

Class ObjectDiffer

java.lang.Object

de.danielbechler.diff.ObjectDiffer

public class ObjectDiffer
extends Object

This is the entry point for all comparisons. It determines the type of the given objects and passes them to the appropriate Differ.

Author:

Daniel Bechler

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ObjectDiffer(DifferDispatcher differDispatcher)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> DiffNode	compare(T working, T base) Recursively inspects the given objects and returns a node representing their differences.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ObjectDiffer

public ObjectDiffer(DifferDispatcher differDispatcher)

Method Detail

compare

public <T> DiffNode compare(T working,
                   T base)

Recursively inspects the given objects and returns a node representing their differences. Both objects have be have the same type.

Parameters:

working - This object will be treated as the successor of the `base` object.

base - This object will be treated as the predecessor of the working object.

Returns:

A node representing the differences between the given objects.