arlut.csd.Util
Class FixedListCompare

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

Compare

public class FixedListCompare

extends java.lang.Object

implements Compare

This class implements the Compare 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.

Field Summary

(package private) static boolean	debug
private java.util.Vector	items
private Compare	secondaryComparator

Constructor Summary

FixedListCompare(java.util.Vector items, Compare secondaryComparator)

Method Summary

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, registerNatives, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

debug

static final boolean debug

items

private java.util.Vector items

secondaryComparator

private Compare secondaryComparator

Constructor Detail

FixedListCompare

public FixedListCompare(java.util.Vector items,
                        Compare 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 Compare