org.mmbase.util
Class RowVectorCompare

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

CompareInterface

public class RowVectorCompare

extends java.lang.Object

implements CompareInterface

RowVectorCompare compares a given row element in two Vectors.

Constructor Summary

RowVectorCompare(int pos)
Creates a RowVectorCompare.

Method Summary

int	compare(java.lang.Object thisOne, java.lang.Object other) Make the comparison.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

RowVectorCompare

public RowVectorCompare(int pos)

Creates a RowVectorCompare.

Parameters:

pos - the position (row number) at which to compare two vectors

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(java.lang.Object thisOne,
                   java.lang.Object other)

Make the comparison. The result is a negative value if the first object is 'smaller' than the second, a positive value if it is 'larger', and 0 if both objects are 'equal'.

Specified by:

compare in interface CompareInterface

Parameters:

thisOne - the first object to compare. should be a Vector.

other - the second object to compare. should be a Vector.

Returns:

the result of the comparison