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Compare two byte[] for differences, either may be null
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import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;
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* $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 byte[] for differences, either may be null
*
* @param a
* One byte[].
* @param b
* The other byte[].
* @return true if the byte[]s are different, false if they are the same.
*/
public static boolean different(byte[] a, byte[] 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.length) return 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] != b[i]) return true;
}
// they are NOT different!
return false;
}
}
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