EqualsUtils.java

/**
 * Copyright (C) 2015 Orange
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package com.francetelecom.clara.cloud.commons;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * A utility class to share utilities related to equals() and hashCode() implementation, mainly in logical model and technical model.
 * 
 * @author skwg9735
 */
public class EqualsUtils {

	/**
	 * Utility method to merge two list of excluded fields.
	 */
	public static String[] mergeExcludedFieldLists(String[] superClassExcludes, String[] localClassExcludes) {
		List<String> localExcludes = Arrays.asList(localClassExcludes);
		List<String> superExcludes = Arrays.asList(superClassExcludes);
		List<String> mergedExcludes = new ArrayList<String>(localExcludes);
		mergedExcludes.addAll(superExcludes);
		
		return mergedExcludes.toArray(new String[] {});
	}

}