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JSONObject.java

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
  * </ul>
  *
  * @author JSON.org
- * @version 2013-06-17
+ * @version 2014-04-21
  */
 public class JSONObject {
     /**
@@ -1281,6 +1281,46 @@ public class JSONObject {
         return this.map.remove(key);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Determine if two JSONObjects are similar.
+     * They must contain the same set of names which must be associated with
+     * similar values.
+     *
+     * @param other The other JSONObject
+     * @return true if they are equal
+     */
+    public boolean similar(Object other) {
+        try {
+            if (!(other instanceof JSONObject)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            Set set = this.keySet();
+            if (!set.equals(((JSONObject)other).keySet())) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            Iterator iterator = set.iterator();
+            while (iterator.hasNext()) {
+                String name = (String)iterator.next();
+                Object valueThis = this.get(name);
+                Object valueOther = ((JSONObject)other).get(name);
+                if (valueThis instanceof JSONObject) {
+                    if (!((JSONObject)valueThis).similar(valueOther)) {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                } else if (valueThis instanceof JSONArray) {
+                    if (!((JSONArray)valueThis).similar(valueOther)) {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                } else if (!valueThis.equals(valueOther)) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+            return true;
+        } catch (Throwable exception) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Try to convert a string into a number, boolean, or null. If the string
      * can't be converted, return the string.