com.reqdesign.reqif.difference

Class Difference

java.lang.Object

com.reqdesign.reqif.difference.Difference

Direct Known Subclasses:

AttributeValueDifference, FieldDifference, HeaderDifference, IdentifiableClassDifference, IdentifiableDifference

public class Difference
extends java.lang.Object

This is the base class for all Difference subtypes.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
DifferenceElementType	getDifferenceElementType()
java.util.List<Difference>	getDifferences()
DifferenceType	getDifferenceType()
Difference	getParentDifference() The parent Difference is the parent in the difference hierarchy
java.lang.String	toDisplayText() Convenient method to show the contents of Difference objects to a report or the console

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getDifferenceType

public DifferenceType getDifferenceType()

Returns:

the DifferenceType of this Difference object, not null

getDifferenceElementType

public DifferenceElementType getDifferenceElementType()

Returns:

the DifferenceElementType of this Difference object, not null

getParentDifference

public Difference getParentDifference()

The parent Difference is the parent in the difference hierarchy

Returns:

the Difference of the parent of this Difference object, not null

toDisplayText

public java.lang.String toDisplayText()

Convenient method to show the contents of Difference objects to a report or the console

Returns:

the display text for this Difference in a structured way, not null

getDifferences

public java.util.List<Difference> getDifferences()

Returns:

the List collection of child Difference objects, not null