difflib

Interface DiffAlgorithm<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

MyersDiff

public interface DiffAlgorithm<T>

The general interface for computing diffs between two lists of elements of type T.

Author:

Dmitry Naumenko

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Patch<T>	diff(List<T> original, List<T> revised) Computes the difference between the original sequence and the revised sequence and returns it as a Patch object.
Patch<T>	diff(T[] original, T[] revised) Computes the difference between the original sequence and the revised sequence and returns it as a Patch object.

Method Detail

diff

Patch<T> diff(T[] original,
              T[] revised)

Computes the difference between the original sequence and the revised sequence and returns it as a Patch object.

Parameters:

original - The original sequence. Must not be null.

revised - The revised sequence. Must not be null.

Returns:

The patch representing the diff of the given sequences. Never null.

diff

Patch<T> diff(List<T> original,
              List<T> revised)

Computes the difference between the original sequence and the revised sequence and returns it as a Patch object.

Parameters:

original - The original sequence. Must not be null.

revised - The revised sequence. Must not be null.

Returns:

The patch representing the diff of the given sequences. Never null.