FileCompare (Apache FOP 2.4 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.fop.tools.anttasks.FileCompare

```
public class FileCompare
extends java.lang.Object
```
This class is an extension of Ant, a script utility from http://ant.apache.org. It provides methods to compare two files.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

FileCompare()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static boolean`	`compareFiles(java.io.File f1, java.io.File f2)`	Compares two files to see if they are equal
`void`	`execute()`	Main method of task compare
`void`	`setFilenames(java.lang.String filenames)`	Sets the comma-separated list of files to process.
`void`	`setReferenceDirectory(java.lang.String referenceDirectory)`	Sets directory for reference files.
`void`	`setTestDirectory(java.lang.String testDirectory)`	Sets directory for test files.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - FileCompare
```
public FileCompare()
```
- Method Detail
  - setTestDirectory
```
public void setTestDirectory(java.lang.String testDirectory)
```
    Sets directory for test files.
    
    Parameters:
    
    testDirectory - the test directory
  - setReferenceDirectory
```
public void setReferenceDirectory(java.lang.String referenceDirectory)
```
    Sets directory for reference files.
    
    Parameters:
    
    referenceDirectory - the reference directory
  - setFilenames
```
public void setFilenames(java.lang.String filenames)
```
    Sets the comma-separated list of files to process.
    
    Parameters:
    
    filenames - list of files, comma-separated
  - compareFiles
```
public static boolean compareFiles(java.io.File f1,
                                   java.io.File f2)
                            throws java.io.IOException
```
    Compares two files to see if they are equal
    
    Parameters:
    
    f1 - first file to compare
    
    f2 - second file to compare
    
    Returns:
    
    true if files are same, false otherwise
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if not caught
  - execute
```
public void execute()
             throws org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException
```
    Main method of task compare
    
    Throws:
    
    org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException - If the execution fails.