prefuse.util.collections
Class DefaultLiteralComparator

java.lang.Object
  prefuse.util.collections.DefaultLiteralComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator, LiteralComparator

public class DefaultLiteralComparator
extends java.lang.Object
implements LiteralComparator

Default LiteralComparator implementation that uses the natural ordering of all data types for comparing values. Object values will need to implement the Comparable interface.

Author:

jeffrey heer

Constructor Summary

DefaultLiteralComparator()

Method Summary

int	compare(boolean x1, boolean x2)
int	compare(byte x1, byte x2)
int	compare(double x1, double x2)
int	compare(float x1, float x2)
int	compare(int x1, int x2)
int	compare(long x1, long x2)
int	compare(java.lang.Object o1, java.lang.Object o2)
static DefaultLiteralComparator	getInstance() Returns an instance of this comparator.

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

Constructor Detail

DefaultLiteralComparator

public DefaultLiteralComparator()

Method Detail

getInstance

public static DefaultLiteralComparator getInstance()

Returns an instance of this comparator.

Returns:

a DefaultLiteralComparator

compare

public int compare(byte x1,
                   byte x2)

Specified by:

compare in interface LiteralComparator

See Also:

LiteralComparator.compare(byte, byte)

compare

public int compare(int x1,
                   int x2)

Specified by:

compare in interface LiteralComparator

See Also:

LiteralComparator.compare(int, int)

compare

public int compare(long x1,
                   long x2)

Specified by:

compare in interface LiteralComparator

See Also:

LiteralComparator.compare(long, long)

compare

public int compare(float x1,
                   float x2)

Specified by:

compare in interface LiteralComparator

See Also:

LiteralComparator.compare(float, float)

compare

public int compare(double x1,
                   double x2)

Specified by:

compare in interface LiteralComparator

See Also:

LiteralComparator.compare(double, double)

compare

public int compare(boolean x1,
                   boolean x2)

Specified by:

compare in interface LiteralComparator

See Also:

LiteralComparator.compare(boolean, boolean)

compare

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

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator

See Also:

Comparator.compare(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)