com.github.jonpereiradev.diffobjects.annotation

Annotation Type DiffMapping

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value=METHOD)
public @interface DiffMapping

A method annotated with this will be checked for difference between two objects. When annotated on a method without value(), the equals method of this object will be executed. When annotated on a method with value(), the property will be evaluated for equality.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Jonathan Pereira

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
java.lang.Class<? extends DiffComparator>	collection
java.lang.Class<? extends DiffComparator>	comparator
DiffProperty[]	properties
java.lang.String	value

Element Detail

value

public abstract java.lang.String value

Returns:

defines the property that will be evaluated for equality. It can be nested property like user.address.id.

Default:

""

properties

public abstract DiffProperty[] properties

Returns:

additional properties that will be on the diff result object.

Default:

{}

comparator

public abstract java.lang.Class<? extends DiffComparator> comparator

Returns:

define the comparator that checks the equality of two objects.

Default:

com.github.jonpereiradev.diffobjects.comparator.EqualsComparator.class

collection

public abstract java.lang.Class<? extends DiffComparator> collection

Returns:

define the comparator that checks how the objects in a collection will be compare.

Default:

com.github.jonpereiradev.diffobjects.comparator.IndexComparator.class