ObjectComparator (HSQLDB 2.7.1 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

ObjectComparator.DefaultComparator, ObjectComparator.IdentityComparator
```
public interface ObjectComparator<T>
```
Interface for equality comparison.
The equals and hashCode methods of this interace are used instead of the methods of the compared Objects.
The DefaultComparator implmentation calls the Object's methods.
The IdentityComparator implementation uses == instead of the equals method of the Object.
Updated for generics fredt@users.

Since:

2.0

Author:

fredt@users

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
`static class`	`ObjectComparator.DefaultComparator`	Comparator that uses the equals and hash code methods of Objects.
`static class`	`ObjectComparator.IdentityComparator`	Comparator that uses identity for Object equality.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static ObjectComparator defaultComparator

static ObjectComparator identityComparator

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type Method Description

boolean equals(T a, T b)

int hashCode(T a)

long longKey(T a)

Field Detail

defaultComparator

static final ObjectComparator defaultComparator

identityComparator

static final ObjectComparator identityComparator

Method Detail

equals

boolean equals(T a,
               T b)

hashCode
```
int hashCode(T a)
```

longKey
```
long longKey(T a)
```