Package org.apache.commons.lang3.builder

Class Diff<T>

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair<T,T>

org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.Diff<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type of object contained within this Diff. Differences between primitive objects are stored as their Object wrapper equivalent.

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<Pair<T,T>>, java.util.Map.Entry<T,T>

public abstract class Diff<T>
extends Pair<T,T>

A Diff contains the differences between two Diffable class fields.

Typically, Diffs are retrieved by using a DiffBuilder to produce a DiffResult, containing the differences between two objects.

Since:

3.3

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair

EMPTY_ARRAY

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.lang.String	getFieldName()	Returns the name of the field.
java.lang.reflect.Type	getType()	Returns the type of the field.
T	setValue(T value)	Throws UnsupportedOperationException.
java.lang.String	toString()	Returns a String representation of the Diff, with the following format:

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair

compareTo, emptyArray, equals, getKey, getLeft, getRight, getValue, hashCode, of, of, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getType

public final java.lang.reflect.Type getType()

Returns the type of the field.

Returns:

the field type

getFieldName

public final java.lang.String getFieldName()

Returns the name of the field.

Returns:

the field name

toString

public final java.lang.String toString()

Returns a String representation of the Diff, with the following format:

 [fieldname: left-value, right-value]
 

Overrides:

toString in class Pair<T,T>

Returns:

the string representation

setValue

public final T setValue(T value)

Throws UnsupportedOperationException.

Parameters:

value - ignored

Returns:

nothing