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Class UtilMDE.ObjectComparator

java.lang.Object

plume.UtilMDE.ObjectComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.util.Comparator<java.lang.Object>

Enclosing class:

UtilMDE

public static class UtilMDE.ObjectComparator
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Comparator<java.lang.Object>, java.io.Serializable

Attempt to order Objects. Puts null at the beginning. Returns 0 for equal elements. Otherwise, orders by the result of toString().

Note: if toString returns a nondeterministic value, such as one that depends on the result of hashCode(), then this comparator may yield different orderings from run to run of a program.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ObjectComparator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compare(java.lang.Object o1, java.lang.Object o2)

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

comparing, comparing, comparingDouble, comparingInt, comparingLong, equals, naturalOrder, nullsFirst, nullsLast, reversed, reverseOrder, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

Constructor Detail

ObjectComparator

public ObjectComparator()

Method Detail

compare

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

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator<java.lang.Object>