/**
* Compare the attributes. Return true if they are alike. Assume the passed-in attributes are
* non-null.
*/
private boolean compareAttributeValues(
Object collection1, Object collection2, AbstractSession session) {
ContainerPolicy cp = this.getContainerPolicy();
if (cp.sizeFor(collection1) != cp.sizeFor(collection2)) {
return false;
}
// if they are both empty, go no further...
if (cp.sizeFor(collection1) == 0) {
return true;
}
if (cp.hasOrder()) {
return this.compareAttributeValuesWithOrder(collection1, collection2, session);
} else {
return this.compareAttributeValuesWithoutOrder(collection1, collection2, session);
}
}
/**
* INTERNAL: Merge changes from the source to the target object. Simply replace the entire target
* collection.
*/
public void mergeIntoObject(
Object target, boolean isTargetUnInitialized, Object source, MergeManager mergeManager) {
ContainerPolicy cp = this.getContainerPolicy();
AbstractSession session = mergeManager.getSession();
Object sourceCollection = this.getRealCollectionAttributeValueFromObject(source, session);
Object targetCollection = cp.containerInstance(cp.sizeFor(sourceCollection));
for (Object iter = cp.iteratorFor(sourceCollection); cp.hasNext(iter); ) {
Object targetElement = this.buildElementFromElement(cp.next(iter, session), mergeManager);
cp.addInto(targetElement, targetCollection, session);
}
// reset the attribute to allow for set method to re-morph changes if the collection is not
// being stored directly
this.setRealAttributeValueInObject(target, targetCollection);
}