Java Collection Equal isEqualDeep(Collection a, Collection b)

Description

Asks if two collections are equal by comparing them deeply.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
a	first collection to compare
b	second collection to compare

Return

true if they are equal

Declaration

public static boolean isEqualDeep(Collection a, Collection b) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.util.Collection;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Asks if two collections are equal by comparing them deeply.
     * Returns true if both args are null or returns false if only one is null
     * (without throwing a NullPointerException).
     *
     * @param a first collection to compare
     * @param b second collection to compare
     * @return true if they are equal
     */
    public static boolean isEqualDeep(Collection a, Collection b) {
        if (a == null && b == null)
            return true;
        if (a == null)
            return false;
        if (b == null)
            return false;

        for (Object o : a) {
            if (!b.contains(a))
                return false;
        }
        for (Object o : b) {
            if (!a.contains(b))
                return false;
        }
        return true;
    }
}

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1. isEqual(Collection coll, Comparator comp)
2. isEqual(Collection a, Collection b)
3. isEqualBasicCol(Collection col1, Collection col2)
4. isEqualCollection(final Collection a, final Collection b)
5. isEqualCollection(final Collection a, final Collection b)
6. isEquals(Collection set1, Collection set2)
7. isEqualsSize(Collection res, Collection des)
8. orderedEqual(Collection c1, Collection c2)