gov.sandia.cognition.collection

Class DefaultComparator<T extends java.lang.Comparable<? super T>>

java.lang.Object

gov.sandia.cognition.util.AbstractCloneableSerializable

gov.sandia.cognition.collection.DefaultComparator<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type being compared. Must be Comparable.

All Implemented Interfaces:

CloneableSerializable, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, java.util.Comparator<T>

@CodeReview(reviewer="Kevin R. Dixon",
            date="2008-12-02",
            changesNeeded=false,
            comments="Looks good.")
public class DefaultComparator<T extends java.lang.Comparable<? super T>>
extends AbstractCloneableSerializable
implements java.util.Comparator<T>

A default comparator that just calls compare on the comparable generic it uses. Thus, it creates the natural ordering according to the compareTo method on the Comparable objects it is given.

Since:

2.1

Author:

Justin Basilico

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DefaultComparator() Creates a new DefaultComparator.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compare(T o1, T o2)

Methods inherited from class gov.sandia.cognition.util.AbstractCloneableSerializable

clone

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

DefaultComparator

public DefaultComparator()

Creates a new DefaultComparator.

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(T o1,
                   T o2)

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator<T extends java.lang.Comparable<? super T>>