Java List Equal equalsBasedOnEntryIdentity(final List a, final List b)

Description

equals Based On Entry Identity

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static <T> boolean equalsBasedOnEntryIdentity(final List<T> a, final List<T> b) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/******************************************************************************
 * Copyright (c) 2015 Oracle and Liferay
 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
 * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 *
 * Contributors:/*from   w  w w. j  a  v a2s  .  co  m*/
 *    Konstantin Komissarchik - initial implementation and ongoing maintenance
 *    Gregory Amerson - [358295] Need access to selection in list property editor
 ******************************************************************************/

import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    public static <T> boolean equalsBasedOnEntryIdentity(final List<T> a, final List<T> b) {
        if (a == b) {
            return true;
        }

        if (a == null || b == null) {
            return false;
        }

        final int aSize = a.size();
        final int bSize = b.size();

        if (aSize == bSize) {
            for (int i = 0; i < aSize; i++) {
                if (a.get(i) != b.get(i)) {
                    return false;
                }
            }

            return true;
        }

        return false;
    }
}

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4. equals(List list1, List list2)
5. equalsAny(String toMatch, List matchesAny)
6. equalShallow(List list0, List list1)
7. isEqual(Collection listA, Collection listB)
8. isEqual(List list1, List list2)
9. isEqual(List from, List to)