Package org.apache.commons.lang3.builder

Assists in creating consistent equals(Object), toString(), hashCode(), and compareTo(Object) methods. These classes are not thread-safe.

When you write a hashCode(), do you check Bloch's Effective Java? No? You just hack in a quick number? Well HashCodeBuilder will save your day. It, and its buddies (EqualsBuilder, CompareToBuilder, ToStringBuilder), take care of the nasty bits while you focus on the important bits, like which fields will go into making up the hashcode.

Since:

1.0

See Also:

Object.equals(Object), Object.toString(), Object.hashCode(), Comparable.compareTo(Object)

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
Builder<T>	The Builder interface is designed to designate a class as a builder object in the Builder design pattern.
Diffable<T>	Diffable classes can be compared with other objects for differences.

Class Summary

Class	Description
CompareToBuilder	Assists in implementing Comparable.compareTo(Object) methods.
Diff<T>	A Diff contains the differences between two Diffable class fields.
DiffBuilder<T>	Assists in implementing Diffable.diff(Object) methods.
DiffResult<T>	A DiffResult contains a collection of the differences between two Diffable objects.
EqualsBuilder	Assists in implementing Object.equals(Object) methods.
HashCodeBuilder	Assists in implementing Object.hashCode() methods.
MultilineRecursiveToStringStyle	Works with ToStringBuilder to create a "deep" toString.
RecursiveToStringStyle	Works with ToStringBuilder to create a "deep" toString.
ReflectionDiffBuilder<T>	Assists in implementing Diffable.diff(Object) methods.
ReflectionToStringBuilder	Assists in implementing Object.toString() methods using reflection.
StandardToStringStyle	Works with ToStringBuilder to create a toString.
ToStringBuilder	Assists in implementing Object.toString() methods.
ToStringStyle	Controls String formatting for ToStringBuilder.

Annotation Types Summary

Annotation Type	Description
EqualsExclude	Use this annotation to exclude a field from being used by the various reflectionEquals methods defined on EqualsBuilder.
HashCodeExclude	Use this annotation to exclude a field from being used by the various reflectionHashcode methods defined on HashCodeBuilder.
ToStringExclude	Use this annotation to exclude a field from being used by the ReflectionToStringBuilder.
ToStringSummary	Use this annotation on the fields to get the summary instead of the detailed information when using ReflectionToStringBuilder.