ObjectUtil.java

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package org.modeshape.common.util;

/**
 * Common utility methods for general objects.
 */
public class ObjectUtil {

    public static <Type> boolean isEqualNoNulls( Type reference1,
                                                 Type reference2 ) {
        return reference1.equals(reference2);
    }

    public static <Type> boolean isEqualWithNulls( Type reference1,
                                                   Type reference2 ) {
        return reference1 == null ? reference2 == null : reference1.equals(reference2);
    }

    @SuppressWarnings( {"unchecked", "rawtypes"} )
    public static int compareNoNulls( Comparable reference1,
                                      Comparable reference2 ) {
        return reference1.compareTo(reference2);
    }

    @SuppressWarnings( {"unchecked", "rawtypes"} )
    public static int compareWithNulls( Comparable reference1,
                                        Comparable reference2 ) {
        if (reference1 == null) return reference2 == null ? 0 : 1;
        if (reference2 == null) return 1;
        return reference1.compareTo(reference2);
    }

    private ObjectUtil() {
    }
}