DSpaceObjectRestEqualityUtils (DSpace Server Webapp 7.2.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.dspace.app.rest.utils.DSpaceObjectRestEqualityUtils

Direct Known Subclasses:

CollectionRestEqualityUtils, CommunityRestEqualityUtils
```
@Component
public class DSpaceObjectRestEqualityUtils
extends Object
```
This class will contain methods that can define in what way DSpaceObjectRest objects are equal

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

DSpaceObjectRestEqualityUtils()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`isDSpaceObjectEqualsWithoutMetadata(DSpaceObjectRest original, DSpaceObjectRest updated)`	This method will return a boolean indicating whether the given DSpaceObjectRest objects are equal through comparing their attributes

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - DSpaceObjectRestEqualityUtils
```
public DSpaceObjectRestEqualityUtils()
```
- Method Detail
  - isDSpaceObjectEqualsWithoutMetadata
```
public boolean isDSpaceObjectEqualsWithoutMetadata(DSpaceObjectRest original,
                                                   DSpaceObjectRest updated)
```
    This method will return a boolean indicating whether the given DSpaceObjectRest objects are equal through comparing their attributes
    
    Parameters:
    
    original - The original DSpaceObjectRest object
    
    updated - The DSpaceObjectRest object that has to be checked for equality
    
    Returns:
    
    A boolean indicating whether they're equal or not