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java.lang.Objectorg.apache.commons.lang3.builder.CompareToBuilder
public class CompareToBuilder
Assists in implementing Comparable.compareTo(Object) methods.
 It is consistent with equals(Object) and
 hashcode() built with EqualsBuilder and
 HashCodeBuilder.
Two Objects that compare equal using equals(Object) should normally
 also compare equal using compareTo(Object).
All relevant fields should be included in the calculation of the
 comparison. Derived fields may be ignored. The same fields, in the same
 order, should be used in both compareTo(Object) and
 equals(Object).
To use this class write code as follows:
 public class MyClass {
   String field1;
   int field2;
   boolean field3;
   ...
   public int compareTo(Object o) {
     MyClass myClass = (MyClass) o;
     return new CompareToBuilder()
       .appendSuper(super.compareTo(o)
       .append(this.field1, myClass.field1)
       .append(this.field2, myClass.field2)
       .append(this.field3, myClass.field3)
       .toComparison();
   }
 }
 
 Alternatively, there are reflectionCompare methods that use
 reflection to determine the fields to append. Because fields can be private,
 reflectionCompare uses AccessibleObject.setAccessible(boolean) to
 bypass normal access control checks. This will fail under a security manager,
 unless the appropriate permissions are set up correctly. It is also
 slower than appending explicitly.
A typical implementation of compareTo(Object) using
 reflectionCompare looks like:
 public int compareTo(Object o) {
   return CompareToBuilder.reflectionCompare(this, o);
 }
 
Comparable, 
Object.equals(Object), 
Object.hashCode(), 
EqualsBuilder, 
HashCodeBuilder| Constructor Summary | |
|---|---|
CompareToBuilder()
Constructor for CompareToBuilder.  | 
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| Method Summary | |
|---|---|
 CompareToBuilder | 
append(boolean[] lhs,
             boolean[] rhs)
Appends to the builder the deep comparison of
 two boolean arrays. | 
 CompareToBuilder | 
append(boolean lhs,
             boolean rhs)
Appends to the builder the comparison of
 two booleanss. | 
 CompareToBuilder | 
append(byte[] lhs,
             byte[] rhs)
Appends to the builder the deep comparison of
 two byte arrays. | 
 CompareToBuilder | 
append(byte lhs,
             byte rhs)
Appends to the builder the comparison of
 two bytes. | 
 CompareToBuilder | 
append(char[] lhs,
             char[] rhs)
Appends to the builder the deep comparison of
 two char arrays. | 
 CompareToBuilder | 
append(char lhs,
             char rhs)
Appends to the builder the comparison of
 two chars. | 
 CompareToBuilder | 
append(double[] lhs,
             double[] rhs)
Appends to the builder the deep comparison of
 two double arrays. | 
 CompareToBuilder | 
append(double lhs,
             double rhs)
Appends to the builder the comparison of
 two doubles. | 
 CompareToBuilder | 
append(float[] lhs,
             float[] rhs)
Appends to the builder the deep comparison of
 two float arrays. | 
 CompareToBuilder | 
append(float lhs,
             float rhs)
Appends to the builder the comparison of
 two floats. | 
 CompareToBuilder | 
append(int[] lhs,
             int[] rhs)
Appends to the builder the deep comparison of
 two int arrays. | 
 CompareToBuilder | 
append(int lhs,
             int rhs)
Appends to the builder the comparison of
 two ints. | 
 CompareToBuilder | 
append(long[] lhs,
             long[] rhs)
Appends to the builder the deep comparison of
 two long arrays. | 
 CompareToBuilder | 
append(long lhs,
             long rhs)
Appends to the builder the comparison of
 two longs. | 
 CompareToBuilder | 
append(Object[] lhs,
             Object[] rhs)
Appends to the builder the deep comparison of
 two Object arrays. | 
 CompareToBuilder | 
append(Object[] lhs,
             Object[] rhs,
             Comparator<?> comparator)
Appends to the builder the deep comparison of
 two Object arrays. | 
 CompareToBuilder | 
append(Object lhs,
             Object rhs)
Appends to the builder the comparison of
 two Objects. | 
 CompareToBuilder | 
append(Object lhs,
             Object rhs,
             Comparator<?> comparator)
Appends to the builder the comparison of
 two Objects. | 
 CompareToBuilder | 
append(short[] lhs,
             short[] rhs)
Appends to the builder the deep comparison of
 two short arrays. | 
 CompareToBuilder | 
append(short lhs,
             short rhs)
Appends to the builder the comparison of
 two shorts. | 
 CompareToBuilder | 
appendSuper(int superCompareTo)
Appends to the builder the compareTo(Object)
 result of the superclass. | 
 Integer | 
build()
Returns a negative integer, a positive integer, or zero as the builder has judged the "left-hand" side
 as less than, greater than, or equal to the "right-hand"
 side. | 
static int | 
reflectionCompare(Object lhs,
                                   Object rhs)
Compares two Objects via reflection. | 
static int | 
reflectionCompare(Object lhs,
                                   Object rhs,
                                   boolean compareTransients)
Compares two Objects via reflection. | 
static int | 
reflectionCompare(Object lhs,
                                   Object rhs,
                                   boolean compareTransients,
                                   Class<?> reflectUpToClass)
Compares two Objects via reflection. | 
static int | 
reflectionCompare(Object lhs,
                                   Object rhs,
                                   boolean compareTransients,
                                   Class<?> reflectUpToClass,
                                   String[] excludeFields)
Compares two Objects via reflection. | 
static int | 
reflectionCompare(Object lhs,
                                   Object rhs,
                                   Collection<String> excludeFields)
Compares two Objects via reflection. | 
static int | 
reflectionCompare(Object lhs,
                                   Object rhs,
                                   String[] excludeFields)
Compares two Objects via reflection. | 
 int | 
toComparison()
Returns a negative integer, a positive integer, or zero as the builder has judged the "left-hand" side
 as less than, greater than, or equal to the "right-hand"
 side. | 
| Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object | 
|---|
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait | 
| Constructor Detail | 
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public CompareToBuilder()
Constructor for CompareToBuilder.
Starts off assuming that the objects are equal. Multiple calls are 
 then made to the various append methods, followed by a call to 
 toComparison() to get the result.
| Method Detail | 
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public static int reflectionCompare(Object lhs,
                                    Object rhs)
Compares two Objects via reflection.
Fields can be private, thus AccessibleObject.setAccessible
 is used to bypass normal access control checks. This will fail under a 
 security manager unless the appropriate permissions are set.
If both lhs and rhs are null,
 they are considered equal.
lhs - left-hand objectrhs - right-hand object
lhs
  is less than, equal to, or greater than rhs
NullPointerException - if either (but not both) parameters are
  null
ClassCastException - if rhs is not assignment-compatible
  with lhs
public static int reflectionCompare(Object lhs,
                                    Object rhs,
                                    boolean compareTransients)
Compares two Objects via reflection.
Fields can be private, thus AccessibleObject.setAccessible
 is used to bypass normal access control checks. This will fail under a 
 security manager unless the appropriate permissions are set.
compareTransients is true,
     compares transient members.  Otherwise ignores them, as they
     are likely derived fields.If both lhs and rhs are null,
 they are considered equal.
lhs - left-hand objectrhs - right-hand objectcompareTransients - whether to compare transient fields
lhs
  is less than, equal to, or greater than rhs
NullPointerException - if either lhs or rhs
  (but not both) is null
ClassCastException - if rhs is not assignment-compatible
  with lhs
public static int reflectionCompare(Object lhs,
                                    Object rhs,
                                    Collection<String> excludeFields)
Compares two Objects via reflection.
Fields can be private, thus AccessibleObject.setAccessible
 is used to bypass normal access control checks. This will fail under a 
 security manager unless the appropriate permissions are set.
compareTransients is true,
     compares transient members.  Otherwise ignores them, as they
     are likely derived fields.If both lhs and rhs are null,
 they are considered equal.
lhs - left-hand objectrhs - right-hand objectexcludeFields - Collection of String fields to exclude
lhs
  is less than, equal to, or greater than rhs
NullPointerException - if either lhs or rhs
  (but not both) is null
ClassCastException - if rhs is not assignment-compatible
  with lhs
public static int reflectionCompare(Object lhs,
                                    Object rhs,
                                    String[] excludeFields)
Compares two Objects via reflection.
Fields can be private, thus AccessibleObject.setAccessible
 is used to bypass normal access control checks. This will fail under a 
 security manager unless the appropriate permissions are set.
compareTransients is true,
     compares transient members.  Otherwise ignores them, as they
     are likely derived fields.If both lhs and rhs are null,
 they are considered equal.
lhs - left-hand objectrhs - right-hand objectexcludeFields - array of fields to exclude
lhs
  is less than, equal to, or greater than rhs
NullPointerException - if either lhs or rhs
  (but not both) is null
ClassCastException - if rhs is not assignment-compatible
  with lhs
public static int reflectionCompare(Object lhs,
                                    Object rhs,
                                    boolean compareTransients,
                                    Class<?> reflectUpToClass)
Compares two Objects via reflection.
Fields can be private, thus AccessibleObject.setAccessible
 is used to bypass normal access control checks. This will fail under a 
 security manager unless the appropriate permissions are set.
compareTransients is true,
     compares transient members.  Otherwise ignores them, as they
     are likely derived fields.reflectUpToClass.
     If reflectUpToClass is null, compares all superclass fields.If both lhs and rhs are null,
 they are considered equal.
lhs - left-hand objectrhs - right-hand objectcompareTransients - whether to compare transient fieldsreflectUpToClass - last superclass for which fields are compared
lhs
  is less than, equal to, or greater than rhs
NullPointerException - if either lhs or rhs
  (but not both) is null
ClassCastException - if rhs is not assignment-compatible
  with lhs
public static int reflectionCompare(Object lhs,
                                    Object rhs,
                                    boolean compareTransients,
                                    Class<?> reflectUpToClass,
                                    String[] excludeFields)
Compares two Objects via reflection.
Fields can be private, thus AccessibleObject.setAccessible
 is used to bypass normal access control checks. This will fail under a 
 security manager unless the appropriate permissions are set.
compareTransients is true,
     compares transient members.  Otherwise ignores them, as they
     are likely derived fields.reflectUpToClass.
     If reflectUpToClass is null, compares all superclass fields.If both lhs and rhs are null,
 they are considered equal.
lhs - left-hand objectrhs - right-hand objectcompareTransients - whether to compare transient fieldsreflectUpToClass - last superclass for which fields are comparedexcludeFields - fields to exclude
lhs
  is less than, equal to, or greater than rhs
NullPointerException - if either lhs or rhs
  (but not both) is null
ClassCastException - if rhs is not assignment-compatible
  with lhspublic CompareToBuilder appendSuper(int superCompareTo)
Appends to the builder the compareTo(Object)
 result of the superclass.
superCompareTo - result of calling super.compareTo(Object)
public CompareToBuilder append(Object lhs,
                               Object rhs)
Appends to the builder the comparison of
 two Objects.
lhs == rhslhs or rhs is null,
     a null object is less than a non-null objectlhs must either be an array or implement Comparable.
lhs - left-hand objectrhs - right-hand object
ClassCastException - if rhs is not assignment-compatible
  with lhs
public CompareToBuilder append(Object lhs,
                               Object rhs,
                               Comparator<?> comparator)
Appends to the builder the comparison of
 two Objects.
lhs == rhslhs or rhs is null,
     a null object is less than a non-null objectIf lhs is an array, array comparison methods will be used.
 Otherwise comparator will be used to compare the objects.
 If comparator is null, lhs must
 implement Comparable instead.
lhs - left-hand objectrhs - right-hand objectcomparator - Comparator used to compare the objects,
  null means treat lhs as Comparable
ClassCastException - if rhs is not assignment-compatible
  with lhs
public CompareToBuilder append(long lhs,
                               long rhs)
builder the comparison of
 two longs.
lhs - left-hand valuerhs - right-hand value
public CompareToBuilder append(int lhs,
                               int rhs)
builder the comparison of
 two ints.
lhs - left-hand valuerhs - right-hand value
public CompareToBuilder append(short lhs,
                               short rhs)
builder the comparison of
 two shorts.
lhs - left-hand valuerhs - right-hand value
public CompareToBuilder append(char lhs,
                               char rhs)
builder the comparison of
 two chars.
lhs - left-hand valuerhs - right-hand value
public CompareToBuilder append(byte lhs,
                               byte rhs)
builder the comparison of
 two bytes.
lhs - left-hand valuerhs - right-hand value
public CompareToBuilder append(double lhs,
                               double rhs)
Appends to the builder the comparison of
 two doubles.
This handles NaNs, Infinities, and -0.0.
It is compatible with the hash code generated by
 HashCodeBuilder.
lhs - left-hand valuerhs - right-hand value
public CompareToBuilder append(float lhs,
                               float rhs)
Appends to the builder the comparison of
 two floats.
This handles NaNs, Infinities, and -0.0.
It is compatible with the hash code generated by
 HashCodeBuilder.
lhs - left-hand valuerhs - right-hand value
public CompareToBuilder append(boolean lhs,
                               boolean rhs)
builder the comparison of
 two booleanss.
lhs - left-hand valuerhs - right-hand value
public CompareToBuilder append(Object[] lhs,
                               Object[] rhs)
Appends to the builder the deep comparison of
 two Object arrays.
==null, null is less than non-nullappend(Object, Object, Comparator)This method will also will be called for the top level of multi-dimensional, ragged, and multi-typed arrays.
lhs - left-hand arrayrhs - right-hand array
ClassCastException - if rhs is not assignment-compatible
  with lhs
public CompareToBuilder append(Object[] lhs,
                               Object[] rhs,
                               Comparator<?> comparator)
Appends to the builder the deep comparison of
 two Object arrays.
==null, null is less than non-nullappend(Object, Object, Comparator)This method will also will be called for the top level of multi-dimensional, ragged, and multi-typed arrays.
lhs - left-hand arrayrhs - right-hand arraycomparator - Comparator to use to compare the array elements,
  null means to treat lhs elements as Comparable.
ClassCastException - if rhs is not assignment-compatible
  with lhs
public CompareToBuilder append(long[] lhs,
                               long[] rhs)
Appends to the builder the deep comparison of
 two long arrays.
==null, null is less than non-nullappend(long, long)
lhs - left-hand arrayrhs - right-hand array
public CompareToBuilder append(int[] lhs,
                               int[] rhs)
Appends to the builder the deep comparison of
 two int arrays.
==null, null is less than non-nullappend(int, int)
lhs - left-hand arrayrhs - right-hand array
public CompareToBuilder append(short[] lhs,
                               short[] rhs)
Appends to the builder the deep comparison of
 two short arrays.
==null, null is less than non-nullappend(short, short)
lhs - left-hand arrayrhs - right-hand array
public CompareToBuilder append(char[] lhs,
                               char[] rhs)
Appends to the builder the deep comparison of
 two char arrays.
==null, null is less than non-nullappend(char, char)
lhs - left-hand arrayrhs - right-hand array
public CompareToBuilder append(byte[] lhs,
                               byte[] rhs)
Appends to the builder the deep comparison of
 two byte arrays.
==null, null is less than non-nullappend(byte, byte)
lhs - left-hand arrayrhs - right-hand array
public CompareToBuilder append(double[] lhs,
                               double[] rhs)
Appends to the builder the deep comparison of
 two double arrays.
==null, null is less than non-nullappend(double, double)
lhs - left-hand arrayrhs - right-hand array
public CompareToBuilder append(float[] lhs,
                               float[] rhs)
Appends to the builder the deep comparison of
 two float arrays.
==null, null is less than non-nullappend(float, float)
lhs - left-hand arrayrhs - right-hand array
public CompareToBuilder append(boolean[] lhs,
                               boolean[] rhs)
Appends to the builder the deep comparison of
 two boolean arrays.
==null, null is less than non-nullappend(boolean, boolean)
lhs - left-hand arrayrhs - right-hand array
public int toComparison()
builder has judged the "left-hand" side
 as less than, greater than, or equal to the "right-hand"
 side.
public Integer build()
builder has judged the "left-hand" side
 as less than, greater than, or equal to the "right-hand"
 side.
build in interface Builder<Integer>
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