difflib
Class Patch

java.lang.Object
  difflib.Patch

public class Patch
extends Object

Describes the patch holding all deltas between the original and revised texts.

Author:

Dmitry Naumenko

Constructor Summary

Patch()

Method Summary

void	addDelta(Delta delta) Add the given delta to this patch
List<?>	applyTo(List<?> target) Apply this patch to the given target
List<Delta>	getDeltas() Get the list of computed deltas
List<?>	restore(List<?> target) Restore the text to original.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Patch

public Patch()

Method Detail

applyTo

public List<?> applyTo(List<?> target)
                throws PatchFailedException

Apply this patch to the given target

Returns:

the patched text

Throws:

PatchFailedException - if can't apply patch

restore

public List<?> restore(List<?> target)

Restore the text to original. Opposite to applyTo() method.

Parameters:

target - the given target

Returns:

the restored text

addDelta

public void addDelta(Delta delta)

Add the given delta to this patch

Parameters:

delta - the given delta

getDeltas

public List<Delta> getDeltas()

Get the list of computed deltas

Returns:

the deltas