Package net.ontopia.topicmaps.utils

Class TypedIFComparator

java.lang.Object

net.ontopia.topicmaps.utils.TypedIFComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<TypedIF>

public class TypedIFComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator<TypedIF>

INTERNAL: Comparator that grabs the type of the comparable objects using TypedIF.getType() , and passes those two topics to it's subcomparator. Note that this comparator may only be used with objects that implement TypedIF.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected Comparator<TopicIF>	subcomparator	INTERNAL: The comparator used to compare the types

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
TypedIFComparator(Comparator<TopicIF> subcomparator)	INTERNAL: Creates a TypedIfComparator which uses the given comparator

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	compare(TypedIF obj1, TypedIF obj2)	INTERNAL: Compares the given typedIF objects using the comparator given to the constructor

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

subcomparator

protected Comparator<TopicIF> subcomparator

INTERNAL: The comparator used to compare the types

Constructor Details

TypedIFComparator

public TypedIFComparator(Comparator<TopicIF> subcomparator)

INTERNAL: Creates a TypedIfComparator which uses the given comparator

Parameters:

subcomparator - the given comparator

Method Details

compare

public int compare(TypedIF obj1,
 TypedIF obj2)

INTERNAL: Compares the given typedIF objects using the comparator given to the constructor

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator<TypedIF>

Parameters:

obj1 - an object; typecast to TypedIF by the grabber

obj2 - an object; typecast to TypedIF by the grabber

Returns:

int; result from the comparator given to the constructor, when it compares the types of the given objects