Difference (XMLUnit for Java 2.10.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.xmlunit.diff.Difference

```
public class Difference
extends Object
```
Combines a Comparison and its result.
As the name implies, the implicit assumption is that the result is not ComparisonResult.EQUAL

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Difference(Comparison comparison, ComparisonResult result)
Combines comparison and result.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Comparison`	`getComparison()`	The details of the comparison.
`ComparisonResult`	`getResult()`	The result of the difference.
`void`	`setComparisonFormatter(ComparisonFormatter formatter)`	Sets the default formatter to use with `toString(org.xmlunit.diff.ComparisonFormatter)`.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a string representation of this difference using `DefaultComparisonFormatter`
`String`	`toString(ComparisonFormatter formatter)`	Returns a string representation of this difference using the given `ComparisonFormatter`

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

- Constructor Detail
  - Difference
```
public Difference(Comparison comparison,
                  ComparisonResult result)
```
    Combines comparison and result.
    
    Parameters:
    
    comparison - the comparison
    
    result - the result of the comparison
- Method Detail
  - getResult
```
public ComparisonResult getResult()
```
    The result of the difference.
    
    Returns:
    
    result of the difference
  - getComparison
```
public Comparison getComparison()
```
    The details of the comparison.
    
    Returns:
    
    details of the comparison
  - setComparisonFormatter
```
public void setComparisonFormatter(ComparisonFormatter formatter)
```
    Sets the default formatter to use with toString(org.xmlunit.diff.ComparisonFormatter).
    
    Parameters:
    
    formatter - the ComparisonFormatter to use
    
    Since:
    
    XMLUnit 2.1.0
  - toString
```
public String toString(ComparisonFormatter formatter)
```
    Returns a string representation of this difference using the given ComparisonFormatter
    
    Parameters:
    
    formatter - the ComparisonFormatter to use
    
    Returns:
    
    a string representation of this difference
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Returns a string representation of this difference using DefaultComparisonFormatter
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    a string representation of this difference