Comparer

Inheritance: java.lang.Object

All Implemented Interfaces: com.aspose.ms.System.IDisposable, java.io.Closeable

public class Comparer implements System.IDisposable, Closeable

Represents main class that controls the documents comparison process.

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Comparer(String filePath)	Initializes new instance of Comparer class with source file path.
Comparer(Path filePath)	Initializes new instance of Comparer class with source file path.
Comparer(String filePath, LoadOptions loadOptions)	Initializes new instance of Comparer with source file path and LoadOptions.
Comparer(Path filePath, LoadOptions loadOptions)	Initializes new instance of Comparer with source file path and LoadOptions.
Comparer(String filePath, LoadOptions loadOptions, ComparerSettings settings)	Initializes new instance of Comparer class with source file path, LoadOptions and ComparerSettings.
Comparer(String filePath, ComparerSettings settings)	Initializes new instance of Comparer class with source file path and ComparerSettings.
Comparer(Path filePath, ComparerSettings settings)	Initializes new instance of Comparer class with source file path and ComparerSettings.
Comparer(Path filePath, LoadOptions loadOptions, ComparerSettings settings)	Initializes new instance of Comparer class with source file path, LoadOptions and ComparerSettings.
Comparer(InputStream document)	Initializes new instance of Comparer class with source document stream.
Comparer(InputStream document, LoadOptions loadOptions)	Initializes new instance of Comparer with source document stream and LoadOptions.
Comparer(InputStream document, ComparerSettings settings)	Initializes new instance of Comparer class with source document stream and ComparerSettings.
Comparer(InputStream document, LoadOptions loadOptions, ComparerSettings settings)	Initializes new instance of Comparer class with document stream, LoadOptions and ComparerSettings.
Comparer(ComparerSettings settings)	Instantiates a new Comparer.

Fields

Field	Description
FILE_PATH

Methods

Method	Description
getSource()	Source file that is being compared.
getTargets()	List of target files to compare with source file.
compare()	Compares documents without saving result with default options
compare(String filePath)	Compares documents and saves result to file path
compare(Path filePath)	Compares documents and saves result to file path
compare(OutputStream outputStream)	Compares documents and saves result to file stream
compare(String filePath, CompareOptions compareOptions)	Compares documents and saves result to file path
compare(Path filePath, CompareOptions compareOptions)	Compares documents and saves result to file path
compare(OutputStream document, CompareOptions compareOptions)	Compares documents and saves result to file stream
compare(SaveOptions saveOptions, CompareOptions compareOptions)	Compares documents without saving result.
compare(String filePath, SaveOptions saveOptions)	Compares documents and save result to file path
compare(Path filePath, SaveOptions saveOptions)	Compares documents and save result to file path
compare(OutputStream document, SaveOptions saveOptions)	Compares documents and save result to file stream
compare(CompareOptions compareOptions)	Compares documents without saving result.
compare(OutputStream outputStream, SaveOptions saveOptions, CompareOptions compareOptions)	Compares documents and saves result to a stream.
compare(String filePath, SaveOptions saveOptions, CompareOptions compareOptions)	Compares documents and saves result to file path
compare(Path filePath, SaveOptions saveOptions, CompareOptions compareOptions)	Compares documents and saves result to file path
add(String filePath)	Adds file to comparison.
add(Path filePath)	Adds file to comparison.
add(String[] filePaths)	Adds file to comparison.
add(Path[] filePaths)	Adds file to comparison.
add(String filePath, LoadOptions loadOptions)	Adds file to comparison with loading options specified.
add(Path filePath, LoadOptions loadOptions)	Adds file to comparison with loading options specified.
add(InputStream document)	Adds document stream to comparison.
add(InputStream[] documents)	Adds document stream to comparison.
add(InputStream document, LoadOptions loadOptions)	Adds document stream to comparison with loading options specified.
getChanges()	Gets list of changes between source and target file(s).
getChanges(GetChangeOptions getChangeOptions)	Gets list of changes between source and target file(s).
applyChanges(String filePath, ApplyChangeOptions applyChangeOptions)	Accepts or rejects changes and applies them to resultant document.
applyChanges(Path filePath, ApplyChangeOptions applyChangeOptions)	Accepts or rejects changes and applies them to resultant document.
applyChanges(OutputStream document, ApplyChangeOptions applyChangeOptions)	Accepts or rejects changes and applies them to resultant document.
applyChanges(String filePath, SaveOptions saveOptions, ApplyChangeOptions applyChangeOptions)	Accepts or rejects changes and applies them to resultant document.
applyChanges(Path filePath, SaveOptions saveOptions, ApplyChangeOptions applyChangeOptions)	Accepts or rejects changes and applies them to resultant document.
applyChanges(OutputStream document, SaveOptions saveOptions, ApplyChangeOptions applyChangeOptions)	Accepts or rejects changes and applies them to resultant document.
getResultString()	Get result string after comparison (For Text Comparison only).
close()
dispose()	Releases resources.

Comparer(String filePath)

public Comparer(String filePath)

Initializes new instance of Comparer class with source file path.

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePath	java.lang.String	File path

Comparer(Path filePath)

public Comparer(Path filePath)

Initializes new instance of Comparer class with source file path.

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePath	java.nio.file.Path	File path

Comparer(String filePath, LoadOptions loadOptions)

public Comparer(String filePath, LoadOptions loadOptions)

Initializes new instance of Comparer with source file path and LoadOptions.

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePath	java.lang.String	File path
loadOptions	LoadOptions	Load options

Comparer(Path filePath, LoadOptions loadOptions)

public Comparer(Path filePath, LoadOptions loadOptions)

Initializes new instance of Comparer with source file path and LoadOptions.

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePath	java.nio.file.Path	File path
loadOptions	LoadOptions	Load options

Comparer(String filePath, LoadOptions loadOptions, ComparerSettings settings)

public Comparer(String filePath, LoadOptions loadOptions, ComparerSettings settings)

Initializes new instance of Comparer class with source file path, LoadOptions and ComparerSettings.

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePath	java.lang.String	File path
loadOptions	LoadOptions	Load options
settings	ComparerSettings	Settings for comparison

Comparer(String filePath, ComparerSettings settings)

public Comparer(String filePath, ComparerSettings settings)

Initializes new instance of Comparer class with source file path and ComparerSettings.

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePath	java.lang.String	File pats
settings	ComparerSettings	Settings for comparison

Comparer(Path filePath, ComparerSettings settings)

public Comparer(Path filePath, ComparerSettings settings)

Initializes new instance of Comparer class with source file path and ComparerSettings.

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePath	java.nio.file.Path	File pats
settings	ComparerSettings	Settings for comparison

Comparer(Path filePath, LoadOptions loadOptions, ComparerSettings settings)

public Comparer(Path filePath, LoadOptions loadOptions, ComparerSettings settings)

Initializes new instance of Comparer class with source file path, LoadOptions and ComparerSettings.

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePath	java.nio.file.Path	File path
loadOptions	LoadOptions	Load options
settings	ComparerSettings	Settings for comparison

Comparer(InputStream document)

public Comparer(InputStream document)

Initializes new instance of Comparer class with source document stream.

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
document	java.io.InputStream	Source document stream

Comparer(InputStream document, LoadOptions loadOptions)

public Comparer(InputStream document, LoadOptions loadOptions)

Initializes new instance of Comparer with source document stream and LoadOptions.

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
document	java.io.InputStream	Source document stream
loadOptions	LoadOptions	Load options

Comparer(InputStream document, ComparerSettings settings)

public Comparer(InputStream document, ComparerSettings settings)

Initializes new instance of Comparer class with source document stream and ComparerSettings.

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
document	java.io.InputStream	Source document stream
settings	ComparerSettings	Settings for comparison

Comparer(InputStream document, LoadOptions loadOptions, ComparerSettings settings)

public Comparer(InputStream document, LoadOptions loadOptions, ComparerSettings settings)

Initializes new instance of Comparer class with document stream, LoadOptions and ComparerSettings.

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
document	java.io.InputStream	Source document stream
loadOptions	LoadOptions	Load options
settings	ComparerSettings	Settings for comparison

Comparer(ComparerSettings settings)

public Comparer(ComparerSettings settings)

Instantiates a new Comparer.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
settings	ComparerSettings	the settings

FILE_PATH

public static final String FILE_PATH

getSource()

public final Document getSource()

Source file that is being compared.

Returns: Document - the source

getTargets()

public final List<Document> getTargets()

List of target files to compare with source file.

Returns: java.util.List<com.groupdocs.comparison.Document> - the targets

compare()

public final Path compare()

Compares documents without saving result with default options

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Returns: java.nio.file.Path - the path

compare(String filePath)

public final Path compare(String filePath)

Compares documents and saves result to file path

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePath	java.lang.String	Result document path

Returns: java.nio.file.Path - result file path or null. In some situations it’s extension can be changed

compare(Path filePath)

public final Path compare(Path filePath)

Compares documents and saves result to file path

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePath	java.nio.file.Path	Result document path

Returns: java.nio.file.Path - result file path, in some situations it’s extension can be changed

compare(OutputStream outputStream)

public final Path compare(OutputStream outputStream)

Compares documents and saves result to file stream

Note: In case return value is null, use data that was written into outputStream

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
outputStream	java.io.OutputStream	Result document stream

Returns: java.nio.file.Path - result file path or null when data from outputStream must be used. In some situations result file’s extension can be changed

compare(String filePath, CompareOptions compareOptions)

public final Path compare(String filePath, CompareOptions compareOptions)

Compares documents and saves result to file path

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePath	java.lang.String	Result document file path
compareOptions	CompareOptions	Compare options

Returns: java.nio.file.Path - result file path, in some situations it’s extension can be changed

compare(Path filePath, CompareOptions compareOptions)

public final Path compare(Path filePath, CompareOptions compareOptions)

Compares documents and saves result to file path

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePath	java.nio.file.Path	Result document file path
compareOptions	CompareOptions	Compare options

Returns: java.nio.file.Path - result file path, in some situations it’s extension can be changed

compare(OutputStream document, CompareOptions compareOptions)

public final Path compare(OutputStream document, CompareOptions compareOptions)

Compares documents and saves result to file stream

Note: In case return value is null, use data that was written into outputStream

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
document	java.io.OutputStream	Result document stream
compareOptions	CompareOptions	Compare options

Returns: java.nio.file.Path - result file path or null when data from outputStream must be used. In some situations result file’s extension can be changed

compare(SaveOptions saveOptions, CompareOptions compareOptions)

public final Path compare(SaveOptions saveOptions, CompareOptions compareOptions)

Compares documents without saving result.

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
saveOptions	SaveOptions	Save options
compareOptions	CompareOptions	Compare options

Returns: java.nio.file.Path - the path

compare(String filePath, SaveOptions saveOptions)

public final Path compare(String filePath, SaveOptions saveOptions)

Compares documents and save result to file path

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePath	java.lang.String	Result document file path
saveOptions	SaveOptions	Save options

Returns: java.nio.file.Path - result file path, in some situations it’s extension can be changed

compare(Path filePath, SaveOptions saveOptions)

public final Path compare(Path filePath, SaveOptions saveOptions)

Compares documents and save result to file path

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePath	java.nio.file.Path	Result document file path
saveOptions	SaveOptions	Save options

Returns: java.nio.file.Path - result file path, in some situations it’s extension can be changed

compare(OutputStream document, SaveOptions saveOptions)

public final Path compare(OutputStream document, SaveOptions saveOptions)

Compares documents and save result to file stream

Note: In case return value is null, use data that was written into outputStream

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
document	java.io.OutputStream	Result document stream
saveOptions	SaveOptions	Save options

Returns: java.nio.file.Path - result file path or null when data from outputStream must be used. In some situations result file’s extension can be changed

compare(CompareOptions compareOptions)

public final Path compare(CompareOptions compareOptions)

Compares documents without saving result.

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
compareOptions	CompareOptions	Compare options

Returns: java.nio.file.Path - the path

compare(OutputStream outputStream, SaveOptions saveOptions, CompareOptions compareOptions)

public final Path compare(OutputStream outputStream, SaveOptions saveOptions, CompareOptions compareOptions)

Compares documents and saves result to a stream.

Note: In case return value is null, use data that was written into outputStream

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
outputStream	java.io.OutputStream	Result document stream
saveOptions	SaveOptions	Save options
compareOptions	CompareOptions	Compare options

Returns: java.nio.file.Path - result file path or null when data from outputStream must be used. In some situations result file’s extension can be changed

compare(String filePath, SaveOptions saveOptions, CompareOptions compareOptions)

public final Path compare(String filePath, SaveOptions saveOptions, CompareOptions compareOptions)

Compares documents and saves result to file path

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePath	java.lang.String	Result document file path
saveOptions	SaveOptions	Save options
compareOptions	CompareOptions	Compare options

Returns: java.nio.file.Path - result file path, in some situations it’s extension can be changed

compare(Path filePath, SaveOptions saveOptions, CompareOptions compareOptions)

public final Path compare(Path filePath, SaveOptions saveOptions, CompareOptions compareOptions)

Compares documents and saves result to file path

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePath	java.nio.file.Path	Result document file path
saveOptions	SaveOptions	Save options
compareOptions	CompareOptions	Compare options

Returns: java.nio.file.Path - result file path, in some situations it’s extension can be changed

add(String filePath)

public final void add(String filePath)

Adds file to comparison.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePath	java.lang.String	Compared file path

add(Path filePath)

public final void add(Path filePath)

Adds file to comparison.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePath	java.nio.file.Path	Compared file path

add(String[] filePaths)

public final void add(String[] filePaths)

Adds file to comparison.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePaths	java.lang.String[]	Compared files paths

add(Path[] filePaths)

public final void add(Path[] filePaths)

Adds file to comparison.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePaths	java.nio.file.Path[]	Compared files paths

add(String filePath, LoadOptions loadOptions)

public final void add(String filePath, LoadOptions loadOptions)

Adds file to comparison with loading options specified.

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePath	java.lang.String	Compared file path
loadOptions	LoadOptions	Load options

add(Path filePath, LoadOptions loadOptions)

public final void add(Path filePath, LoadOptions loadOptions)

Adds file to comparison with loading options specified.

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePath	java.nio.file.Path	Compared file path
loadOptions	LoadOptions	Load options

add(InputStream document)

public final void add(InputStream document)

Adds document stream to comparison.

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
document	java.io.InputStream	Compared document stream

add(InputStream[] documents)

public final void add(InputStream[] documents)

Adds document stream to comparison.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
documents	java.io.InputStream[]	Compared documents streams

add(InputStream document, LoadOptions loadOptions)

public final void add(InputStream document, LoadOptions loadOptions)

Adds document stream to comparison with loading options specified.

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
document	java.io.InputStream	Compared document stream
loadOptions	LoadOptions	Load options

getChanges()

public final ChangeInfo[] getChanges()

Gets list of changes between source and target file(s).

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Returns: com.groupdocs.comparison.result.ChangeInfo[] - array of changes

getChanges(GetChangeOptions getChangeOptions)

public final ChangeInfo[] getChanges(GetChangeOptions getChangeOptions)

Gets list of changes between source and target file(s).

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
getChangeOptions	GetChangeOptions	Get change options

Returns: com.groupdocs.comparison.result.ChangeInfo[] - array of changes

applyChanges(String filePath, ApplyChangeOptions applyChangeOptions)

public final void applyChanges(String filePath, ApplyChangeOptions applyChangeOptions)

Accepts or rejects changes and applies them to resultant document.

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePath	java.lang.String	Result file path
applyChangeOptions	ApplyChangeOptions	Apply change options

applyChanges(Path filePath, ApplyChangeOptions applyChangeOptions)

public final void applyChanges(Path filePath, ApplyChangeOptions applyChangeOptions)

Accepts or rejects changes and applies them to resultant document.

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePath	java.nio.file.Path	Result file path
applyChangeOptions	ApplyChangeOptions	Apply change options

applyChanges(OutputStream document, ApplyChangeOptions applyChangeOptions)

public final void applyChanges(OutputStream document, ApplyChangeOptions applyChangeOptions)

Accepts or rejects changes and applies them to resultant document.

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
document	java.io.OutputStream	Result document
applyChangeOptions	ApplyChangeOptions	Apply change options

applyChanges(String filePath, SaveOptions saveOptions, ApplyChangeOptions applyChangeOptions)

public final void applyChanges(String filePath, SaveOptions saveOptions, ApplyChangeOptions applyChangeOptions)

Accepts or rejects changes and applies them to resultant document.

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePath	java.lang.String	Result file path
saveOptions	SaveOptions	Save options
applyChangeOptions	ApplyChangeOptions	Apply change options

applyChanges(Path filePath, SaveOptions saveOptions, ApplyChangeOptions applyChangeOptions)

public final void applyChanges(Path filePath, SaveOptions saveOptions, ApplyChangeOptions applyChangeOptions)

Accepts or rejects changes and applies them to resultant document.

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
filePath	java.nio.file.Path	Result file path
saveOptions	SaveOptions	Save options
applyChangeOptions	ApplyChangeOptions	Apply change options

applyChanges(OutputStream document, SaveOptions saveOptions, ApplyChangeOptions applyChangeOptions)

public final void applyChanges(OutputStream document, SaveOptions saveOptions, ApplyChangeOptions applyChangeOptions)

Accepts or rejects changes and applies them to resultant document.

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Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
document	java.io.OutputStream	Result document
saveOptions	SaveOptions	Save options
applyChangeOptions	ApplyChangeOptions	Apply change options

getResultString()

public String getResultString()

Get result string after comparison (For Text Comparison only).

Returns: java.lang.String - the result string

close()

public void close()

dispose()

public final void dispose()

Releases resources.