Package com.helger.commons.equals

Interface IEqualsImplementation<T>

Type Parameters:
T - Type of objects to compare
Functional Interface:
This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.
@FunctionalInterface public interface IEqualsImplementation<T>
Interface to implement for checking if two objects are identical. This interface is only used within the EqualsImplementationRegistry.
Author:
Philip Helger

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    boolean
    areEqual(T aObj1, T aObj2)
    Check if the passed two objects are identical or not.
    default boolean
    implementationEqualsOverridesInterface()
     

  • Method Details

    • areEqual

      boolean areEqual(@Nonnull T aObj1, @Nonnull T aObj2)
      Check if the passed two objects are identical or not.
      Parameters:
      aObj1 - First object. May not be null.
      aObj2 - Second object. May not be null.
      Returns:
      true if the passed objects are equals according to the specification of Object.class.

    • implementationEqualsOverridesInterface

      default boolean implementationEqualsOverridesInterface()
      Returns:
      true if this implementation is designed to work on an interface, but equals is called for an implementation of that interface and provides its own equal method.