com.helger.commons.compare

Class AbstractIntComparator<DATATYPE>

java.lang.Object

com.helger.commons.compare.AbstractComparator<DATATYPE>

com.helger.commons.compare.AbstractIntComparator<DATATYPE>

Type Parameters:

DATATYPE - The data type to be compared. Must somehow have a value that can be compared as a int value.

All Implemented Interfaces:

ISerializableComparator<DATATYPE>, Serializable, Comparator<DATATYPE>

Direct Known Subclasses:

ComparatorHasSimpleIntID, ComparatorThreadPriority

@NotThreadSafe
public abstract class AbstractIntComparator<DATATYPE>
extends AbstractComparator<DATATYPE>

Abstract comparator that handles values that can be represented as int values.

Author:

Philip Helger

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AbstractIntComparator()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected abstract int	getAsInt(DATATYPE aObject) Protected method to convert the passed object into an int value.
protected int	mainCompare(DATATYPE aElement1, DATATYPE aElement2)

Methods inherited from class com.helger.commons.compare.AbstractComparator

compare, getNestedComparator, getSortOrder, isNullValuesComeFirst, setNestedComparator, setNullValuesComeFirst, setSortOrder, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

equals

Constructor Detail

AbstractIntComparator

public AbstractIntComparator()

Method Detail

getAsInt

protected abstract int getAsInt(@Nonnull
           DATATYPE aObject)

Protected method to convert the passed object into an int value.

Parameters:

aObject - The source object

Returns:

The result int value.

mainCompare

protected final int mainCompare(@Nonnull
              DATATYPE aElement1,
              @Nonnull
              DATATYPE aElement2)

Specified by:

mainCompare in class AbstractComparator<DATATYPE>

Parameters:

aElement1 - First element to compare. Never null.

aElement2 - Second element to compare. Never null.

Returns:

a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as the first argument is less than, equal to, or greater than the second.