Package 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.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ObjectDiffer(DifferDispatcher differDispatcher)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	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 Details

ObjectDiffer

public ObjectDiffer(DifferDispatcher differDispatcher)

Method Details

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.