net.wotonomy.foundation
Class NSComparator

java.lang.Object
  net.wotonomy.foundation.NSComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator

Direct Known Subclasses:

NSComparator._NSSelectorComparator, NSTimeZone.__NSTZPeriodComparator

public abstract class NSComparator
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Comparator

An object that compares two other objects. As a convenience, it also implements java.util.Comparator.

Version:

$Revision: 913 $

Author:

cgruber@israfil.net, $Author: cgruber $

Nested Class Summary

protected static class	NSComparator._NSSelectorComparator
static class	NSComparator.ComparisonException

Field Summary

static NSComparator	AscendingCaseInsensitiveStringComparator
static NSComparator	AscendingNumberComparator
static NSComparator	AscendingStringComparator
static NSComparator	AscendingTimestampComparator
static NSComparator	DescendingCaseInsensitiveStringComparator
static NSComparator	DescendingNumberComparator
static NSComparator	DescendingStringComparator
static NSComparator	DescendingTimestampComparator
static int	OrderedAscending
static int	OrderedDescending
static int	OrderedSame

Constructor Summary

NSComparator()

Method Summary

static int	_compareObjects(java.lang.Comparable comparable, java.lang.Comparable comparable1)
abstract int	compare(java.lang.Object obj, java.lang.Object obj1)

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

AscendingStringComparator

public static final NSComparator AscendingStringComparator

DescendingStringComparator

public static final NSComparator DescendingStringComparator

AscendingCaseInsensitiveStringComparator

public static final NSComparator AscendingCaseInsensitiveStringComparator

DescendingCaseInsensitiveStringComparator

public static final NSComparator DescendingCaseInsensitiveStringComparator

AscendingNumberComparator

public static final NSComparator AscendingNumberComparator

DescendingNumberComparator

public static final NSComparator DescendingNumberComparator

AscendingTimestampComparator

public static final NSComparator AscendingTimestampComparator

DescendingTimestampComparator

public static final NSComparator DescendingTimestampComparator

OrderedAscending

public static final int OrderedAscending

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Constant Field Values

OrderedSame

public static final int OrderedSame

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Constant Field Values

OrderedDescending

public static final int OrderedDescending

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

NSComparator

public NSComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public abstract int compare(java.lang.Object obj,
                            java.lang.Object obj1)
                     throws java.lang.ClassCastException

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator

Throws:

java.lang.ClassCastException

_compareObjects

public static int _compareObjects(java.lang.Comparable comparable,
                                  java.lang.Comparable comparable1)