org.mmbase.util

Class FileCompare

java.lang.Object

org.mmbase.util.FileCompare

All Implemented Interfaces:

CompareInterface

public class FileCompare
extends Object
implements CompareInterface

Class to compare two Files on their modification time, used by SortedVector.

Version:

$Id$

Author:

David V van Zeventer

See Also:

SortedVector, CompareInterface

To Do:

Should be named FileLastModifiedComparator and implement java.util.Comparator

Application:

SCAN or Devices

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FileCompare()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compare(Object thisone, 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

FileCompare

public FileCompare()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(Object thisone,
                   Object other)

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

Specified by:

compare in interface CompareInterface

Parameters:

thisone - the first object to compare. should be a File.

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

Returns:

the result of the comparison