oracle.jdeveloper.compare
Interface PatchCompareContributor

All Known Implementing Classes:

InputStreamTextContributor, TextNodeContributor, URLContributor

public interface PatchCompareContributor

Interface to a compare contributor that provides information for patch creation.

Since:

10.1.3.0.3

Method Summary

boolean	getIgnoreWhitespace() Gets whether whitespace at the start and end of a line should be considered relevant when comparing two strings.
PatchCompareDescriptor	getPatchDescriptor() Gets the patch descriptor object for the compare contributor, used in the creation of a patch.
TextBuffer	getTextBuffer() Gets the text buffer for the comparison and patch contribution.

Method Detail

getTextBuffer

public TextBuffer getTextBuffer()

Gets the text buffer for the comparison and patch contribution.

Returns:

the contributor text buffer.

getIgnoreWhitespace

public boolean getIgnoreWhitespace()

Gets whether whitespace at the start and end of a line should be considered relevant when comparing two strings.

Returns:

true if leading and trailing whitespace are significant

getPatchDescriptor

public PatchCompareDescriptor getPatchDescriptor()

Gets the patch descriptor object for the compare contributor, used in the creation of a patch.

Returns:

the patch descriptor object.