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Class ParamCompare

java.lang.Object
  ex1.ParamCompare

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator

public class ParamCompare

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.util.Comparator

This class implements the comparator used in sorting columns. It is sensitive to float strings and will convert the strings to float values to do the compare if necessary.

Constructor Summary

ParamCompare()
Creates a new instance of ParamCompare

Method Summary

int	compare(java.lang.Object o1, java.lang.Object o2) Called automatically by a class using the comprator.

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

Constructor Detail

ParamCompare

public ParamCompare()

Creates a new instance of ParamCompare

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(java.lang.Object o1,
                   java.lang.Object o2)

Called automatically by a class using the comprator. Converts strings to floats if necassary.

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator

Parameters:

o1 - First Object(string) to compare

o2 - Second Object(string) to compare first against

Returns:

0 if strings are equal, 1 if string 1 > string 2, -1 if string 1 < string 2