IEqualityHelper (EMF Compare API Specification)

All Superinterfaces:: Adapter

All Known Implementing Classes:: EqualityHelper

public interface IEqualityHelper
extends Adapter

Use to compare objects by the IMatchEngine.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.eclipse.emf.common.notify.Adapter
Adapter.Internal

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Comparison`	`getTarget()`
`boolean`	`matchingAttributeValues(java.lang.Object object1, java.lang.Object object2)`	This should only be used if the two given Objects are known not to be instances of EObjects.
`boolean`	`matchingValues(java.lang.Object object1, java.lang.Object object2)`	Check that the two given values are "equal", considering the specifics of EMF.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.emf.common.notify.Adapter

isAdapterForType, notifyChanged, setTarget

Method Details
- matchingValues
  
  boolean matchingValues(java.lang.Object object1, java.lang.Object object2)
  
  Check that the two given values are "equal", considering the specifics of EMF.
  
  Parameters:
  
  object1 - First of the two objects to compare here.
  
  object2 - Second of the two objects to compare here.
  
  Returns:
  
  true if both objects are to be considered equal, false otherwise.
- matchingAttributeValues
  
  boolean matchingAttributeValues(java.lang.Object object1, java.lang.Object object2)
  
  This should only be used if the two given Objects are known not to be instances of EObjects. EObjects passed for comparison through here will be compared through their Object.equals(Object) implementation.
  
  Parameters:
  
  object1 - First of the two objects to compare here.
  
  object2 - Second of the two objects to compare here.
  
  Returns:
  
  true if both objects are to be considered equal, false otherwise.
- getTarget
  
  Comparison getTarget()
  
  Specified by:
  
  getTarget in interface Adapter
  
  See Also:
  
  Adapter.getTarget()