com.klg.jclass.table
Class TableDataComparator

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator

public class TableDataComparator

extends Object

implements Comparator

Defines a class that performs comparisons based on object type for objects that support the Comparatable interface. Any other object is sorted based on it's toString() value.

Field Summary

static int	EQUAL Indicates that the first object is equal to the second object.
static int	GREATER_THAN Indicates that the first objet is greater than the second object.
static int	LESS_THAN Indicates that the first object is less than the second object.

Constructor Summary

TableDataComparator()

Method Summary

int	compare(Object a, Object b) A method that compares object a to object b

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

Indicates that the first object is less than the second object.

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Constant Field Values

EQUAL

public static final int EQUAL

Indicates that the first object is equal to the second object.

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Constant Field Values

GREATER_THAN

public static final int GREATER_THAN

Indicates that the first objet is greater than the second object.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

TableDataComparator

public TableDataComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(Object a,
                   Object b)

A method that compares object a to object b

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator

Parameters:

a - The first object

b - The second object

Returns:

1 if a > b, 0 if a == b, -1 if a < b