net.sf.mmm.util.bean.api

Interface CustomEquals<E extends CustomEquals<E>>

Type Parameters:

E - the generic type of the Bean interface itself.

public interface CustomEquals<E extends CustomEquals<E>>

This is the interface that a Bean may implement when providing a custom implementation of #equals(Object).
Note:
It is not technically required to implement this interface in your Bean. It is already sufficient if you proved a default method with the same signature as isEqualTo(CustomEquals).

Since:

8.0.0

Author:

hohwille

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	isEqualTo(E other) Override with default method implementation in your interface to provide custom implementation of #equals(Object).

Method Detail

isEqualTo

boolean isEqualTo(E other)

Override with default method implementation in your interface to provide custom implementation of #equals(Object).

Parameters:

other - the object to compare to.

Returns:

the result of #equals(Object) for this object.