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

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

```
public class DefaultParticipantBaseComparator
extends Object
```
Default participant comparator It will first compare the interactors and stoichiometry using DefaultEntityBaseComparator it will then compare the biological roles using DefaultCvTermComparator. This comparator will ignore all the other properties of a participant.
Since:
```
16/01/13
```
Version:

$Id$

Author:

Marine Dumousseau (marine@ebi.ac.uk)

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

DefaultParticipantBaseComparator()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static boolean`	`areEquals(Participant participant1, Participant participant2, boolean ignoreInteractors)`	Use DefaultParticipantBaseComparator 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
  - DefaultParticipantBaseComparator
```
public DefaultParticipantBaseComparator()
```
- Method Detail
  - areEquals
```
public static boolean areEquals(Participant participant1,
                                Participant participant2,
                                boolean ignoreInteractors)
```
    Use DefaultParticipantBaseComparator to know if two participants are equals.
    
    Parameters:
    
    participant1 - a Participant object.
    
    participant2 - a Participant object.
    
    ignoreInteractors - a boolean.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the two participants are equal