JUnit what better way to use assertEquals between two objects without defining equals method

Question

I want to know what could be the better way to use

assertEquals()

between two objects without defining

equals()

method.

I wanted to use the org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.EqualsBuilder : Assert.assertTrue(EqualsBuilder.reflectionEquals(expected,actual));

But i read in the documentation that it is not the best way to compare two objects : COMMONS Doc.

Also I would like to find an open source library that can do that or even better : no library.

Thank you.

Possible duplicate of [How do I assert equality on two classes without an equals method?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12147297/how-do-i-assert-equality-on-two-classes-without-an-equals-method) — Stefan Birkner, Apr 07 '17 at 11:46

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 07 '17 at 11:49

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I think that the advice regarding problems with the SecurityManager does not apply to your test code because you have control over the environment where your tests are running.

answered Apr 07 '17 at 11:49

Stefan Birkner

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score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 04 '17 at 15:23

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I believe you can use something like:

assertThat(Object1, is(Object2));

Using Hamcrest.

answered Apr 04 '17 at 15:23

notfreshprince

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Since he doesn't define equals, this won't work. A custom matcher, however, will. – M. Prokhorov Apr 04 '17 at 15:43

score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 04 '17 at 15:24

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You could auto generate equals if this is an option for you using Lombok project: https://projectlombok.org/features/EqualsAndHashCode.html

answered Apr 04 '17 at 15:24

LLL

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