arlut.csd.Util

Class FixedListCompare

java.lang.Object

arlut.csd.Util.FixedListCompare

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator

public class FixedListCompare
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Comparator

This class implements the Comparator interface, and provides a sort comparator that can sort things according to a fixed ordering. Items not in the original ordered list will be placed after items in the original list, and in alphabetical toString() order relative to each other.

Author:

Jonathan Abbey, jonabbey@arlut.utexas.edu, ARL:UT

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
(package private) static boolean	debug
private java.util.Vector	items
private java.util.Comparator	secondaryComparator

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FixedListCompare(java.util.Vector items, java.util.Comparator secondaryComparator)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compare(java.lang.Object a, java.lang.Object b) Comparator for arlut.csd.Util sort classes.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

equals

Field Detail

debug

static final boolean debug

See Also:

Constant Field Values

items

private java.util.Vector items

secondaryComparator

private java.util.Comparator secondaryComparator

Constructor Detail

FixedListCompare

public FixedListCompare(java.util.Vector items,
                java.util.Comparator secondaryComparator)

Parameters:

items - A list of items whose sort order we will impart on comparisons

secondaryComparator - A Compare object that we will pass objects to that are both missing from the items list.

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(java.lang.Object a,
          java.lang.Object b)

Comparator for arlut.csd.Util sort classes. compare returns -1 if a < b, 0 if a = b, and 1 if a > b in sort order.

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator