org.mmbase.util
Class XFileCompare

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

CompareInterface

public class XFileCompare

extends java.lang.Object

implements CompareInterface

Class to compare XFile object depending on their comparefield.

Version:

16 November 1998

Author:

David V van Zeventer

See Also:

SortedVector, CompareInterface, XFile

Constructor Summary

XFileCompare(java.lang.String compareField)
Create a XFuileCompare.

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

XFileCompare

public XFileCompare(java.lang.String compareField)

Create a XFuileCompare.

Parameters:

compareField - Attribute to compare on ('filepath' or 'modtime')

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 comparefield of the first file is 'smaller' than the second, a positive value if it is 'larger', and 0 if they are 'equal'.

Specified by:

compare in interface CompareInterface

Parameters:

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

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

Returns:

the result of the comparison