FieldsComparable (mule-metadata-model-api 1.6.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseMetadataType, DefaultAnyType, DefaultArrayType, DefaultAttributeFieldType, DefaultAttributeKeyType, DefaultBinaryType, DefaultBooleanType, DefaultDateTimeType, DefaultDateType, DefaultFunctionType, DefaultIntersectionType, DefaultLocalDateTimeType, DefaultLocalTimeType, DefaultNothingType, DefaultNullType, DefaultNumberType, DefaultObjectFieldType, DefaultObjectKeyType, DefaultObjectType, DefaultPeriodType, DefaultRegexType, DefaultStringType, DefaultTimeType, DefaultTimeZoneType, DefaultTupleType, DefaultTypeParameterType, DefaultUnionType, DefaultVoidType
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public interface FieldsComparable
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Implementing this interface indicates that a class is ready to be called by EfficientHashCode or EfficientEquals in order to generate it's hash code or check it's equality respectively.
The class implementing this interface must expose a set of Fields with its identity fields.

Since:

1.3

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  Object[] getFieldValues()
  A list of the fields that define the identity of this class.

- Method Detail
  - getFieldValues
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Object[] getFieldValues()
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    A list of the fields that define the identity of this class. These fields can be used to compare if instances of a class are equal, or to generate a hash code for it.
    Have in mind not exposing fields of class Pattern, for example, that only check for reference equality (If that is not the desired behaviour).