org.displaytag.model
Class DefaultComparator

java.lang.Object
  org.displaytag.model.DefaultComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator

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

Default comparator. Was previously part of RowSorter.

Version:

$Revision: 1085 $ ($Author: rapruitt $)

Author:

fguist, rapruitt

Constructor Summary

DefaultComparator()
Instantiate a default comparator with no collator specified.

DefaultComparator(java.text.Collator collatorToUse)
Instantiate a default comparator with a specified collator.

Method Summary

int	compare(java.lang.Object object1, java.lang.Object object2) Compares two given objects.

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

Constructor Detail

DefaultComparator

public DefaultComparator()

Instantiate a default comparator with no collator specified.

DefaultComparator

public DefaultComparator(java.text.Collator collatorToUse)

Instantiate a default comparator with a specified collator.

Parameters:

collatorToUse - collator instance

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(java.lang.Object object1,
                   java.lang.Object object2)

Compares two given objects. Not comparable objects are compared using their string representation. String comparisons are done using a Collator.

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator

Parameters:

object1 - first parameter

object2 - second parameter

Returns:

the value