eve.util

Class ComparatorComparer

java.lang.Object

eve.util.ComparatorComparer

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparer, Comparator

public class ComparatorComparer
extends Object
implements Comparer

This is a re-usable wrapper for a Comparator making it a Comparer.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ComparatorComparer() Create a ComparatorComparer that wraps nothing - you MUST call set() to assign a Comparator to this Object.
ComparatorComparer(Comparator cc) Create a ComparatorComparer that wraps the specified Comparator.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compare(Object one, Object two) This should compare the two objects and return: 0 = the objects are equal.
ComparatorComparer	set(Comparator cc) Assign a Comparator to this Object and return this Object.

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

Constructor Detail

ComparatorComparer

public ComparatorComparer()

Create a ComparatorComparer that wraps nothing - you MUST call set() to assign a Comparator to this Object.

ComparatorComparer

public ComparatorComparer(Comparator cc)

Create a ComparatorComparer that wraps the specified Comparator.

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(Object one,
                   Object two)

Description copied from interface: Comparer

This should compare the two objects and return: 0 = the objects are equal. greater than 0 = one is greater than two. less than 0 = two is greater than one.

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparer

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator

Parameters:

one - the first object

two - the second object

Returns:

the comparison

set

public ComparatorComparer set(Comparator cc)

Assign a Comparator to this Object and return this Object.