Package net.sf.basedb.util

Class NameableComparator<T extends Nameable>

java.lang.Object

net.sf.basedb.util.NameableComparator<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparator<T>

public class NameableComparator<T extends Nameable>
extends Object
implements Comparator<T>, Serializable

An implementation of the Comparator interface which uses the name of Nameable items to compare the objects. If the names are equal it uses the ID:s to really check if they are equal.

Note: this comparator is consistent with equals.

Version:

2.0

Author:

Nicklas

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Last modified

$Date: 2010-08-13 10:50:27 +0200 (fr, 13 aug 2010) $

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
private final boolean	descending
private static final long	serialVersionUID

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
NameableComparator(boolean descending)	Create a new comparator.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	compare(T o1, T o2)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

equals, reversed, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

Field Details

serialVersionUID

private static final long serialVersionUID

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

descending

private final boolean descending

Constructor Details

NameableComparator

public NameableComparator(boolean descending)

Create a new comparator.

Parameters:

descending - TRUE to sort objects in descending order (z--a), FALSE to sort the objects in ascending order (a--z)

Method Details

compare

public int compare(T o1,
 T o2)

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator<T extends Nameable>