DefaultEntityComparator (PSI :: JAMI - Java framework for molecular interactions 3.3.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- psidev.psi.mi.jami.utils.comparator.participant.DefaultEntityComparator

```
public class DefaultEntityComparator
extends Object
```
Generic default entity comparator. Modelled participants come first and then experimental participants - It uses DefaultModelledParticipantComparator to compare components - It uses DefaultParticipantEvidenceComparator to compare experimental participants - It uses DefaultParticipantBaseComparator to compare basic participant properties
Since:
```
04/02/13
```
Version:

$Id$

Author:

Marine Dumousseau (marine@ebi.ac.uk)

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

DefaultEntityComparator()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static boolean`	`areEquals(Entity participant1, Entity participant2)`	Use DefaultExactEntityComparator to know if two participants are equals.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - DefaultEntityComparator
```
public DefaultEntityComparator()
```
- Method Detail
  - areEquals
```
public static boolean areEquals(Entity participant1,
                                Entity participant2)
```
    Use DefaultExactEntityComparator to know if two participants are equals.
    
    Parameters:
    
    participant1 - a Entity object.
    
    participant2 - a Entity object.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the two participants are equal