ch.sahits.test
Class FileComparator

java.lang.Object
  ch.sahits.test.FileComparator

public final class FileComparator
extends java.lang.Object

This file comparator can compare to text based files.

Since:

2.1.0

Author:

Andi Hotz, Sahits GmbH

Constructor Summary

FileComparator(java.lang.String fileName)
Initialize this instance with the instance with the file to be compared to

Method Summary

ComparetorResult

equals(java.lang.String fileName) Compare the file denoted by fileName to the file initialized in the constructor.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FileComparator

public FileComparator(java.lang.String fileName)
               throws java.io.FileNotFoundException

Initialize this instance with the instance with the file to be compared to

Parameters:

fileName - absolute path to the file

Throws:

java.io.FileNotFoundException - fileName was not a valid path

Method Detail

equals

public ComparetorResult equals(java.lang.String fileName)
                        throws java.io.IOException

Compare the file denoted by fileName to the file initialized in the constructor. The comparison ignores empty lines. Multiple spaces and tabs are handled as a single space. Tow textual files are equal under the above assumptions when every line of the file is equal.

Parameters:

fileName - absolute path of the file to compare this to

Returns:

Instance that holds the result of the comparison

Throws:

java.io.FileNotFoundException - fileName was not a valid path

java.io.IOException - Error during the reading of the file