de.danielbechler.diff.path
Class RootElement

java.lang.Object
  de.danielbechler.diff.path.Element
      de.danielbechler.diff.path.RootElement

public final class RootElement
extends Element

Author:

Daniel Bechler

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object element) Must be implemented in a way so that this element can be distinguished from the other ones.
static RootElement	getInstance()
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

Method Detail

getInstance

public static RootElement getInstance()

equals

public boolean equals(Object element)

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:

element - 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.