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14
15 package org.apache.hivemind.test;
16
17 /**
18  * An {@link org.apache.hivemind.test.ArgumentMatcher} that only compares the <em>types</em> of
19  * the two objects, not their actual values. This is useful for Throwable arguments, (since
20  * Throwables rarely implement a useful <code>equals</code>). This allows a check that the right
21  * type of exception was passed in (even if it doesn't check that the exception's message and other
22  * properties are correct).
23  *
24  * @author Howard Lewis Ship
25  */
26 public class TypeMatcher extends AbstractArgumentMatcher
27 {
28     public boolean compareArguments(Object JavaDoc expected, Object JavaDoc actual)
29     {
30         return expected.getClass().equals(actual.getClass());
31     }
32 }
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