public function equals(phpBrainz_Artist $compareObj)
{
if ($this->id == $compareObj->getId() || $this->name == $compareObj->getName() && $this->sortName == $compareObj->getSortName() && $this->beginDate == $compareObj->getBeginDate() && $this->endDate == $compareObj->getEndDate()) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
private function parseArtistXML($artist)
{
$newArtist = new phpBrainz_Artist();
$newArtist->setName((string) $artist->name);
$newArtist->setSortName((string) $artist->{'sort-name'});
$newArtist->setId((string) $artist['id']);
$newArtist->setBeginDate((string) $artist->{'life-span'}['begin']);
$newArtist->setEndDate((string) $artist->{'life-span'}['end']);
return $newArtist;
}
