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Java » Data Type » String CompareScreenshots 
Compare two String[] for differences, either may be null
   
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;

/**********************************************************************************
 * $URL: https://source.sakaiproject.org/svn/util/branches/sakai_2-5-4/util-util/util/src/java/org/sakaiproject/util/StringUtil.java $
 * $Id: StringUtil.java 34934 2007-09-10 22:52:23Z lance@indiana.edu $
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/**
 * <p>
 * StringUtil collects together some string utility classes.
 * </p>
 */
public class StringUtil
{


  /**
   * Compare two String[] for differences, either may be null
   
   @param a
   *        One String[].
   @param b
   *        The other String[].
   @return true if the String[]s are different, false if they are the same.
   */
  public static boolean different(String[] a, String[] b)
  {
    // if both null, they are the same
    if ((a == null&& (b == null)) return false;

    // if either are null (they both are not), they are different
    if ((a == null|| (b == null)) return true;

    // if the lengths are different, they are different
    if (a.length != b.lengthreturn true;

    // now we know neither are null, so compare, item for item (order counts)
    for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++)
    {
      if (!a[i].equals(b[i])) return true;
    }

    // they are NOT different!
    return false;
  }

}

   
    
    
  
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