001 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 002 $Id: IEquator.java 26283 2010-02-18 11:18:57Z juergens $ 003 | | 004 | Copyright 2005-2010 Technische Universitaet Muenchen | 005 | | 006 | Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); | 007 | you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. | 008 | You may obtain a copy of the License at | 009 | | 010 | http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 | 011 | | 012 | Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software | 013 | distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, | 014 | WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. | 015 | See the License for the specific language governing permissions and | 016 | limitations under the License. | 017 +--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ 018 package edu.tum.cs.commons.equals; 019 020 /** 021 * Compares two elements for equality. 022 * <p> 023 * This interface externalizes the notion of equality. This way, different 024 * notions of equality can be applied to the same object in different contexts. 025 * 026 * @author Elmar Juergens 027 * @author $Author: juergens $ 028 * 029 * @version $Revision: 26283 $ 030 * @levd.rating GREEN Hash: 3B8AE0E21829588480F73AD24647C588 031 */ 032 public interface IEquator<T> { 033 034 /** 035 * Returns <code>true</code>, if the elements are equal, 036 * <code>false</code> if not. 037 */ 038 public boolean equals(T element1, T element2); 039 040 }