Would BeanUtils work for this case? https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-beanutils/javadocs/v1.9.3/apidocs/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanUtils.html#copyProperties-java.lang.Object-java.lang.Object-
On 29 November 2016 at 18:13, Gary Gregory <[email protected]> wrote: > This feels out of scope to me. Nonetheless an interesting challenge. > > Gary > > On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 4:10 PM, Anthony Bonafide < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello All, > > > > I was wondering if there is functionality within the commons-lang > > library to merge two or more objects together. The desired functionality > > would be, given a source and target object copy all the fields from the > > source to the target where the destination’s fields are null. This is > > similar to the behavior of Object.assign > > <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/ > > Reference/Global_Objects/Object/assign> > > found > > in javascript. I think this is useful when dealing with hierarchies where > > objects inherit defaults from other objects higher in the hierarchy. If > > this feature does not exist and you think it is useful, I would like to > > submit a pull request. Any thoughts? > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > Anthony Bonafide > > > > > > -- > E-Mail: [email protected] | [email protected] > Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition > <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1617290459/ref=as_li_ > tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1617290459& > linkCode=as2&tag=garygregory-20&linkId=cadb800f39946ec62ea2b1af9fe6a2b8> > > <http:////ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=garygregory-20&l=am2&o=1&a= > 1617290459> > JUnit in Action, Second Edition > <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935182021/ref=as_li_ > tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1935182021& > linkCode=as2&tag=garygregory-20&linkId=31ecd1f6b6d1eaf8886ac902a24de418%22 > > > > <http:////ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=garygregory-20&l=am2&o=1&a= > 1935182021> > Spring Batch in Action > <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935182951/ref=as_li_ > tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1935182951& > linkCode=%7B%7BlinkCode%7D%7D&tag=garygregory-20&linkId=%7B% > 7Blink_id%7D%7D%22%3ESpring+Batch+in+Action> > <http:////ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=garygregory-20&l=am2&o=1&a= > 1935182951> > Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com > Home: http://garygregory.com/ > Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory > -- Matt Sicker <[email protected]>
