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+/*
+ * This file is part of Hootenanny.
+ *
+ * Hootenanny is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * --------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * The following copyright notices are generated automatically. If you
+ * have a new notice to add, please use the format:
+ * " * @copyright Copyright ..."
+ * This will properly maintain the copyright information. DigitalGlobe
+ * copyrights will be updated automatically.
+ *
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2020 DigitalGlobe (http://www.digitalglobe.com/)
+ */
+
+#include "ElementComparison.h"
+
+// Hoot
+
+
+namespace hoot
+{
+
+ElementComparison::ElementComparison()
+{
+}
+
+ElementComparison::ElementComparison(ElementPtr element, const OsmMap& sourceMap,
+ const bool ignoreElementId) :
+_element(element)
+{
+ _elementComparer.setIgnoreElementId(ignoreElementId);
+ OsmMap* map = const_cast<OsmMap*>(&sourceMap);
+ _elementComparer.setOsmMap(map);
+}
+
+bool ElementComparison::operator==(const ElementComparison& elementComp) const
+{
+ const bool equals = _elementComparer.isSame(this->_element, elementComp.getElement());
+ if (equals)
+ {
+ LOG_TRACE(
+ "Elements equal: " << this->_element->getElementId() << " and " <<
+ elementComp.getElement()->getElementId())
+ }
+ return equals;
+}
+
+QString ElementComparison::toString() const
+{
+ return _element->getElementId().toString();
+}
+
+}