org.mmbase.util
Class LocaleCollator

java.lang.Object
  java.text.Collator
      org.mmbase.util.LocaleCollator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, Comparator<Object>

public class LocaleCollator
extends Collator
implements Serializable

This class wraps a Collator and associates it with a Locale. Also, it is Serializable (mostly to help RMMCI). An instance can be obtained with getInstance(String).

Since:

MMBase-1.9.2

Version:

$Id: LocaleCollator.java 41036 2010-02-15 22:30:54Z michiel $

Author:

Michiel Meeuwissen

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

static class	LocaleCollator.Decomposition An enum wrapping the 'decompositon' related constants of Collator.
static class	LocaleCollator.Strength An enum wrapping the 'strength' related constants of Collator.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.text.Collator

CANONICAL_DECOMPOSITION, FULL_DECOMPOSITION, IDENTICAL, NO_DECOMPOSITION, PRIMARY, SECONDARY, TERTIARY

Constructor Summary

LocaleCollator(Locale loc, Collator col)

Method Summary

int	compare(Object o1, Object o2)
int	compare(String source, String target)
boolean	equals(Object that)
boolean	equals(String source, String target)
CollationKey	getCollationKey(String source)
int	getDecomposition()
static Collator	getInstance() Gets the collator associated with LocalizedString.getDefault().
static Collator	getInstance(String s) Get a (fresh) Collator defined by <locale>:<strength>:<decomposition> Elements of these string can be left away from the right, or left away by leaving empty.
int	getStrength()
int	hashCode()
static void	main(String[] argv)
boolean	matches(String s) Wether a string matches this Collator.
void	setDecomposition(int decompositionMode)
void	setStrength(int newStrength)
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.text.Collator

clone, getAvailableLocales, getInstance

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

LocaleCollator

public LocaleCollator(Locale loc,
                      Collator col)

Method Detail

getInstance

public static Collator getInstance()

Gets the collator associated with LocalizedString.getDefault().

getInstance

public static Collator getInstance(String s)

Get a (fresh) Collator defined by <locale>:<strength>:<decomposition> Elements of these string can be left away from the right, or left away by leaving empty. For example:

• "da_DK" The Collator associated with danish
• ":IDENTIY The case sensitive Collator associated with the default locale

See Also:

LocaleCollator.Strength, LocaleCollator.Decomposition

compare

public int compare(Object o1,
                   Object o2)

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator<Object>

Overrides:

compare in class Collator

compare

public int compare(String source,
                   String target)

Specified by:

compare in class Collator

equals

public boolean equals(Object that)

Specified by:

equals in interface Comparator<Object>

Overrides:

equals in class Collator

equals

public boolean equals(String source,
                      String target)

Overrides:

equals in class Collator

getCollationKey

public CollationKey getCollationKey(String source)

Specified by:

getCollationKey in class Collator

getDecomposition

public int getDecomposition()

Overrides:

getDecomposition in class Collator

getStrength

public int getStrength()

Overrides:

getStrength in class Collator

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Specified by:

hashCode in class Collator

setDecomposition

public void setDecomposition(int decompositionMode)

Overrides:

setDecomposition in class Collator

setStrength

public void setStrength(int newStrength)

Overrides:

setStrength in class Collator

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

matches

public boolean matches(String s)

Wether a string matches this Collator. It's the same string as in getInstance(String). Unspecified values never make the result false.

main

public static void main(String[] argv)
                 throws Exception

Throws:

Exception