[LANG-198] [lang] New method for EqualsBuilder

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 2.2

Environment

Operating System: other
Platform: Other

• Bugzilla Id: 39315
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Pete Gieser
• Created: 15/Apr/06 00:52
• Updated: 06/Feb/07 23:47
• Resolved: 06/Feb/07 23:47

Description

I have modified reflectionEquals. The new signature adds the ability to exclude
a list of fields from testing.

reflectionEquals(Object lhs, Object rhs, String[] excludeFields)

This is useful when the occasional field is to be excluded when many fields need
to be tested. The alternative is to hard-code each field in the equals method
and hope that if an additional field is added, the equals method is updated.