gate.util
Class TestEqual

java.lang.Object
  gate.util.TestEqual

public class TestEqual
extends Object

This class provides some static utility methods such as equality test for annotation sets and documents. They are mainly used by test classes.

Field Summary

static String

message If set to true, explanation messages will be printed when a test fails.

Constructor Summary

TestEqual()

Method Summary

static boolean	annotationSetsEqual(AnnotationSet as1, AnnotationSet as2) Two AnnotationSet are equal if their name, the documents of which belong to the AnnotationSets and annotations from the sets are the same
protected static boolean	check(Object a, Object b) Check: test 2 objects for equality
static boolean	documentsEqual(Document doc1, Document doc2) Checks two documents for equality.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

message

public static String message

If set to true, explanation messages will be printed when a test fails.

Constructor Detail

TestEqual

public TestEqual()

Method Detail

documentsEqual

public static boolean documentsEqual(Document doc1,
                                     Document doc2)

Checks two documents for equality.

Parameters:

doc1 - a document

doc2 - another document

Returns:

a boolean.

annotationSetsEqual

public static boolean annotationSetsEqual(AnnotationSet as1,
                                          AnnotationSet as2)

Two AnnotationSet are equal if their name, the documents of which belong to the AnnotationSets and annotations from the sets are the same

check

protected static boolean check(Object a,
                               Object b)

Check: test 2 objects for equality