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package org.cruxframework.crux.core.client.bean;
/**
* An utility interface to allow comparation between two objects.
* <p> You can define comparators by extending this interface.</p>
* <p>
* Imagine you have the following java bean class defined as:
* <pre>
* public class Person {
* private String name;
* private int age;
*
* public String getName(){return name;}
* public void setName(String name){this.name = name;}
* public int getAge(){return age;}
* public void setAge(int age){this.age = age;}
* }
* </pre>
* </p>
* <p>
* You can define the following interface to make comparation between two objects
* of the given class, considering its property values:
* <pre>
* public interface PersonComparator extends BeanComparator<Person> {}
* </pre>
* </p>
* <p>
* To use the comparator, just call GWT.create on the given interface, or inject it on
* your class.
* <pre>
* public class MyController {
* {@code @Inject}
* private PersonComparator comparator;
*
* {@code @Expose}
* public void myMethod() {
* // read two objects...
* if(comparator.equals(person1, person2)) {
* // ...
* }
* }
* }
* </pre>
* </p>
*
* @author Thiago da Rosa de Bustamante
* @param <A> The type of the beans to be compared by the comparator interface.
*/
public interface BeanComparator<A>
{
/**
* Compare two objects, considering the value of each property, that follow
* the java bean notation.
* @param a1 object1
* @param a2 object2
* @return true if all properties have the same value on the two objects
*/
boolean equals(A a1, A a2);
}