org.mmbase.util

Class ChainedComparator<E>

java.lang.Object

org.mmbase.util.ChainedComparator<E>

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<E>

public class ChainedComparator<E>
extends Object
implements Comparator<E>

Straight forward utility to chain several comparators into a new one. This 'chained comparator falls back to the next comparator if two object compare equally large (Comparator.compare(T, T) returns 0).

Since:

MMBase-1.9.2

Version:

$Id: ChainedList.java 34900 2009-05-01 16:29:42Z michiel $

Author:

Michiel Meeuwissen

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ChainedComparator(Comparator<E>... cmps)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ChainedComparator<E>	addComparator(Comparator<E> c)
int	compare(E e1, E e2)
boolean	equals(Object o)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

comparing, comparing, comparingDouble, comparingInt, comparingLong, naturalOrder, nullsFirst, nullsLast, reversed, reverseOrder, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

Constructor Detail

ChainedComparator

public ChainedComparator(Comparator<E>... cmps)

Method Detail

addComparator

public ChainedComparator<E> addComparator(Comparator<E> c)

compare

public int compare(E e1,
                   E e2)

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator<E>

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Specified by:

equals in interface Comparator<E>

Overrides:

equals in class Object