structure
Class NaturalComparator

java.lang.Object
  structure.NaturalComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator

public class NaturalComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator

Constructor Summary

NaturalComparator()

Method Summary

int	compare(Object a, Object b) Compare two values, a and b.
boolean	equals(Object b) Returns true if the other object is a NaturalComparator.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

NaturalComparator

public NaturalComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(Object a,
                   Object b)

Compare two values, a and b. Simply calls the default compareTo method for a on b.

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator

Parameters:

a - object performing the compare

b - the object being compared

Returns:

value <, ==, > 0 if a <, ==, > b using a.compareTo

equals

public boolean equals(Object b)

Returns true if the other object is a NaturalComparator.

Specified by:

equals in interface Comparator

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

b - a possible NaturalComparator

Returns:

true if b is a NaturalComparator