AssociationComparator (Ontopia)

java.lang.Object
- net.ontopia.topicmaps.nav.utils.comparators.AssociationComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<AssociationIF>
```
public class AssociationComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator<AssociationIF>
```
INTERNAL: A Comparator for ordering AssociationIFs alphabetically after their type.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

protected Collection<TopicIF> scopes

protected Comparator<TopicIF> tc

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`AssociationComparator()`	Empty constructor, used on application startup to initialise a "fast" comparator which will compare Associations using no context.
`AssociationComparator(Collection<TopicIF> context)`	Constructor used to make a comparator which will compare Associations using the context provided.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type Method Description

int compare(AssociationIF a1, AssociationIF a2)
Compares two AssociationIFs.
- 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 Detail
  - tc
```
protected Comparator<TopicIF> tc
```
  - scopes
```
protected Collection<TopicIF> scopes
```
- Constructor Detail
  - AssociationComparator
```
public AssociationComparator()
```
    Empty constructor, used on application startup to initialise a "fast" comparator which will compare Associations using no context.
  - AssociationComparator
```
public AssociationComparator(Collection<TopicIF> context)
```
    Constructor used to make a comparator which will compare Associations using the context provided.
- Method Detail
  - compare
```
public int compare(AssociationIF a1,
                   AssociationIF a2)
```
    Compares two AssociationIFs.
    
    Specified by:
    
    compare in interface Comparator<AssociationIF>