wicket.util.lang
Class Objects

java.lang.Object
  wicket.util.lang.Objects

public abstract class Objects

extends java.lang.Object

Object utilities.

Author:

Jonathan Locke

Method Summary

static java.lang.Object	clone(java.lang.Object object) Makes a deep clone of an object by serializing and deserializing it.
static boolean	equal(java.lang.Object a, java.lang.Object b) Returns true if a and b are equal.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

equal

public static boolean equal(java.lang.Object a,
                            java.lang.Object b)

Returns true if a and b are equal. Either object may be null.

Parameters:

a - Object a

b - Object b

Returns:

True if the objects are equal

clone

public static java.lang.Object clone(java.lang.Object object)

Makes a deep clone of an object by serializing and deserializing it. The object must be fully serializable to be cloned.

Parameters:

object - The object to clone

Returns:

A deep copy of the object