com.jgoodies.common.base
Class Objects

java.lang.Object
  com.jgoodies.common.base.Objects

public final class Objects
extends Object

Provides static methods that operate on objects.

Version:

$Revision: 1.4 $

Author:

Karsten Lentzsch

Method Summary

static <T extends Serializable> T	deepCopy(T original) Provides a means to copy objects that do not implement Cloneable.
static boolean	equals(Object o1, Object o2) Checks and answers if the two objects are both null or equal.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

deepCopy

public static <T extends Serializable> T deepCopy(T original)

Provides a means to copy objects that do not implement Cloneable Performs a deep copy where the copied object has no reference to the original object for any object that implements Serializable If the original is null, this method just returns null.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the object to be cloned

Parameters:

original - the object to copied, may be null

Returns:

the copied object

Since:

1.1.1

equals

public static boolean equals(Object o1,
                             Object o2)

Checks and answers if the two objects are both null or equal

Parameters:
o1 - the first object to compare
o2 - the second object to compare
Returns:
boolean  true if and only i
    both objects are null or equal according t
    equals invoked on th
    first object