org.ceryle.tm
Class VariantComparator

java.lang.Object
  org.ceryle.tm.VariantComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator

public class VariantComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator

Provides a single utility method for comparing two Variants.

Since:

JDK1.4

Version:

$Id: VariantComparator.java,v 3.3 2007-06-15 12:09:33 altheim Exp $

Author:

Murray Altheim

Constructor Summary

VariantComparator()

Method Summary

int	compare(Object o1, Object o2) Compares two Variant objects on their signature.

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

VariantComparator

public VariantComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(Object o1,
                   Object o2)

Compares two Variant objects on their signature. Two Variants with the same variant names (inline or Locator) and the same parameters will compare as equal. Two Variants with different variant names will compare on the lexical order of the variant name coupled with their parameters. Two Variants with the same variant name but different parameters will sort in an arbitrary but consistent order.

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator