org.apache.commons.lang3.builder (Apache Commons Lang 3.4 API)

Interface Summary
Interface	Description
Builder<T>	The Builder interface is designed to designate a class as a builder object in the Builder design pattern.
Diffable<T>	`Diffable` classes can be compared with other objects for differences.

Class Summary
Class	Description
CompareToBuilder	Assists in implementing `Comparable.compareTo(Object)` methods.
Diff<T>	A `Diff` contains the differences between two `Diffable` class fields.
DiffBuilder	Assists in implementing `Diffable.diff(Object)` methods.
DiffResult	A `DiffResult` contains a collection of the differences between two `Diffable` objects.
EqualsBuilder	Assists in implementing `Object.equals(Object)` methods.
HashCodeBuilder	Assists in implementing `Object.hashCode()` methods.
RecursiveToStringStyle	Works with `ToStringBuilder` to create a "deep" `toString`.
ReflectionToStringBuilder	Assists in implementing `Object.toString()` methods using reflection.
StandardToStringStyle	Works with `ToStringBuilder` to create a `toString`.
ToStringBuilder	Assists in implementing `Object.toString()` methods.
ToStringStyle	Controls `String` formatting for `ToStringBuilder`.

Package org.apache.commons.lang3.builder Description

Assists in creating consistent equals(Object), toString(), hashCode(), and compareTo(Object) methods. These classes are not thread-safe.

When you write a hashCode(), do you check Bloch's Effective Java? No? You just hack in a quick number? Well HashCodeBuilder will save your day. It, and its buddies (EqualsBuilder, CompareToBuilder, ToStringBuilder), take care of the nasty bits while you focus on the important bits, like which fields will go into making up the hashcode.

Since:: 1.0
Version:: $Id: package-info.java 1559146 2014-01-17 15:23:19Z britter $
See Also:: Object.equals(Object), Object.toString(), Object.hashCode(), Comparable.compareTo(Object)