eve.util

Class SimpleCollator

java.lang.Object

eve.util.SimpleCollator

All Implemented Interfaces:

StringCollator

public class SimpleCollator
extends Object
implements StringCollator

This Collator compares Strings based on the Unicode value. This may not produce a sorting that is culturally or Locale correct but it will be consistent across all Java/Win32/Unix platforms.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface eve.util.StringCollator

OPTION_IGNORE_CASE, OPTION_STARTS_WITH

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SimpleCollator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compare(char[] one, int oneOffset, int oneLength, char[] two, int twoOffset, int twoLength, int options) Compare two arrays of characters - or check if the second string starts with the first one.
int	compare(char one, char two, int options) Compare two characters.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SimpleCollator

public SimpleCollator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(char[] one,
                   int oneOffset,
                   int oneLength,
                   char[] two,
                   int twoOffset,
                   int twoLength,
                   int options)

Description copied from interface: StringCollator

Compare two arrays of characters - or check if the second string starts with the first one.

Specified by:

compare in interface StringCollator

Parameters:

one - the first array of characters.

oneOffset - the start of the characters in the first array.

oneLength - the number of characters in the first array.

two - the second array of characters.

twoOffset - the start of the characters in the second array.

twoLength - the number of characters in the second array.

options - any of the OPTION_XXX values OR'ed together.

Returns:

a positive value if one compares to be greater than two, a negative value if one compares to be less than two and 0 if one is considered equal to two OR if two starts with one and the OPTION_STARTS_WITH option is set.

compare

public int compare(char one,
                   char two,
                   int options)

Description copied from interface: StringCollator

Compare two characters.

Specified by:

compare in interface StringCollator

Parameters:

one - the first character.

two - the second character.

options - any of the OPTION_XXX values OR'ed together.

Returns:

0 if the characters are considered equal, a positive value if one is greater than two, a negative value if two is greater than one.