/**
* Check whether the user has changed this property value and it should be stored for saving in
* the database
*/
protected synchronized <TYPE> boolean shouldSaveValue(Property<TYPE> property, TYPE newValue) {
// we've already decided to save it, so overwrite old value
if (setValues.containsKey(property.getColumnName())) {
return true;
}
// values contains this key, we should check it out
if (values != null && values.containsKey(property.getColumnName())) {
TYPE value = getValue(property);
if (value == null) {
if (newValue == null) {
return false;
}
} else if (value.equals(newValue)) {
return false;
}
}
// otherwise, good to save
return true;
}
public static boolean isType(String type, String format) {
return TYPE.equals(type) && FORMAT.equals(format);
}