org.deduced
Class PropertyValueCollectionComparator

java.lang.Object
  org.deduced.PropertyValueCollectionComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator<PropertyCollection<?,?>>

public class PropertyValueCollectionComparator
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Comparator<PropertyCollection<?,?>>

PropertyValueCollectionComparator is used to compare two property collections based on a value they contain.

Author:

Steve McDuff

Field Summary

private java.lang.Object

propertyKey the key of the property to compare

Constructor Summary

PropertyValueCollectionComparator()
PropertyValueCollectionComparator Constructor

Method Summary

int	compare(PropertyCollection<?,?> o1, PropertyCollection<?,?> o2) (non-Javadoc)
private int	compareComparableObjects(java.lang.Object propertyValue1, java.lang.Object propertyValue2) compare Comparable Objects
java.lang.Object	getPropertyKey() get the key of the property to compare
void	setPropertyKey(java.lang.Object setPropertyKey) set the key of the property to compare

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

propertyKey

private java.lang.Object propertyKey

the key of the property to compare

Constructor Detail

PropertyValueCollectionComparator

public PropertyValueCollectionComparator()

PropertyValueCollectionComparator Constructor

Method Detail

setPropertyKey

public void setPropertyKey(java.lang.Object setPropertyKey)

set the key of the property to compare

Parameters:

setPropertyKey - the key of the property to compare

getPropertyKey

public java.lang.Object getPropertyKey()

get the key of the property to compare

Returns:

the key of the property to compare

compare

public int compare(PropertyCollection<?,?> o1,
                   PropertyCollection<?,?> o2)

(non-Javadoc)

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator<PropertyCollection<?,?>>

See Also:

Comparator.compare(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)

compareComparableObjects

private int compareComparableObjects(java.lang.Object propertyValue1,
                                     java.lang.Object propertyValue2)

compare Comparable Objects

Parameters:

propertyValue1 - first comparable value

propertyValue2 - second comparable value

Returns:

the comparison delta