uk.co.mullsoft.jean.comparators
Class LinkAttributeComparator

java.lang.Object
  uk.co.mullsoft.jean.comparators.LinkAttributeComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator, LinkComparator

Direct Known Subclasses:

AlphabeticLinkAttributeComparator, AlphaContainerLinkAttributeComparator, DateLinkAttributeComparator, DefaultLinkAttributeComparator, DictionaryContainerLinkAttributeComparator, DictionaryLinkAttributeComparator, NodeValueLinkAttributeComparator, NumericLinkAttributeComparator

public abstract class LinkAttributeComparator
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Comparator, LinkComparator

Constructor Summary

LinkAttributeComparator()

Method Summary

int	compare(java.lang.Object obj1, java.lang.Object obj2)
abstract int	compareLinkAttributes(LinkAttribute la1, LinkAttribute la2, NodeIdentification node1, NodeIdentification node2)
protected int	compareTimes(NodeIdentification node1, NodeIdentification node2)
protected int	compareTypes(NodeIdentification node1, NodeIdentification node2)
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj)
static java.lang.String[]	getAvailableComparatorNames()
static LinkAttributeComparator	getComparator(java.lang.String descriptor)
abstract java.lang.String	getDescriptor()
boolean	isSystem()
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LinkAttributeComparator

public LinkAttributeComparator()

Method Detail

getAvailableComparatorNames

public static java.lang.String[] getAvailableComparatorNames()

getComparator

public static LinkAttributeComparator getComparator(java.lang.String descriptor)

compareTypes

protected int compareTypes(NodeIdentification node1,
                           NodeIdentification node2)

compareTimes

protected int compareTimes(NodeIdentification node1,
                           NodeIdentification node2)

compare

public int compare(java.lang.Object obj1,
                   java.lang.Object obj2)

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator

compareLinkAttributes

public abstract int compareLinkAttributes(LinkAttribute la1,
                                          LinkAttribute la2,
                                          NodeIdentification node1,
                                          NodeIdentification node2)

Specified by:

compareLinkAttributes in interface LinkComparator

getDescriptor

public abstract java.lang.String getDescriptor()

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Specified by:

equals in interface java.util.Comparator

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

isSystem

public boolean isSystem()