# Class EditCommand<T>

java.lang.Object
org.apache.commons.text.diff.EditCommand<T>

Type Parameters:
  `T` - object type

Direct Known Subclasses:
  `DeleteCommand, InsertCommand, KeepCommand`

public abstract class EditCommand<T> extends Object
Abstract base class for all commands used to transform an objects sequence into another one.

When two objects sequences are compared through the `StringsComparator.getScript` method, the result is provided has a `script` containing the commands that progressively transform the first sequence into the second one.

There are only three types of commands, all of which are subclasses of this abstract class. Each command is associated with one object belonging to at least one of the sequences. These commands are `InsertCommand` which correspond to an object of the second sequence being inserted into the first sequence, `DeleteCommand` which correspond to an object of the first sequence being removed and `KeepCommand` which correspond to an object of the first sequence which `equals` an object in the second sequence. It is guaranteed that comparison is always performed this way (i.e. the `equals` method of the object from the first sequence is used and the object passed as an argument comes from the second sequence) ; this can be important if subclassing is used for some elements in the first sequence and the `equals` method is specialized.

This code has been adapted from Apache Commons Collections 4.0.

Since:
  1.0
See Also:
  - `StringsComparator`
  - `EditScript`

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Modifier
  Constructor
  Description
  `protected`
  `EditCommand(T object)`
  Constructs a new instance of EditCommand.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `abstract void`
  `accept(CommandVisitor<T> visitor)`
  Accepts a visitor.
  `protected T`
  `getObject()`
  Gets the object associated with this command.

  ### Methods inherited from class Object

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

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### EditCommand

    protected EditCommand(T object)
    Constructs a new instance of EditCommand.
    Parameters:
      `object` - reference to the object associated with this command, this refers to an element of one of the sequences being compared.

- ## Method Details

  - ### accept

    public abstract void accept(CommandVisitor<T> visitor)
    Accepts a visitor.

    This method is invoked for each commands belonging to an `EditScript`, in order to implement the visitor design pattern

    Parameters:
      `visitor` - the visitor to be accepted.

  - ### getObject

    protected T getObject()
    Gets the object associated with this command.
    Returns:
      The object on which the command is applied.