com.klg.jclass.higrid
Class DefaultSortable

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator, Serializable

public class DefaultSortable

extends Object

implements Serializable, Comparator

DefaultSortable is the default HiGrid implementation of the Comparator interface. It sorts all items based on their data type. Any unrecognized types are sorted based on their toString() value.

Since:

JClass 4.0K for Java 2. If you are using JClass 4.0J, which is based on JDK 1.1, the Comparator implementation is based on com.sun.java.util.collections.Comparator.

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static int	EQUAL
static int	GREATER_THAN
static int	LESS_THAN

Constructor Summary

DefaultSortable()

Method Summary

int	compare(Object a, Object b) Compares its two arguments for order.

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

Field Detail

LESS_THAN

public static final int LESS_THAN

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Constant Field Values

EQUAL

public static final int EQUAL

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Constant Field Values

GREATER_THAN

public static final int GREATER_THAN

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

DefaultSortable

public DefaultSortable()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(Object a,
                   Object b)

Compares its two arguments for order.

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator

Returns:

a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as the first argument is less than, equal to, or greater than the second.