org.ceryle.util
Class SortableObject

java.lang.Object
  org.ceryle.util.SortableObject

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable

public class SortableObject
extends Object
implements Comparable

Extends Object to wrap Object in a sortable container. Each SortableObject has an internal ranking, with the lowest number meant to rise to the top of a list.

Version:

$Id: SortableObject.java,v 3.1 2007-06-15 12:09:57 altheim Exp $

Author:

Murray Altheim

Constructor Summary

SortableObject(Object o, int rank)
Creates an SortableObject whose initial ranking is rank.

Method Summary

int	compareTo(Object o) Requires a SortableObject for comparison, according to the rank of each SortableObject.
void	decrementRank()
Object	getObject()
int	getRank()
void	incrementRank()
void	setRank(int rank)
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SortableObject

public SortableObject(Object o,
                      int rank)

Creates an SortableObject whose initial ranking is rank.

Parameters:

o - the Object to wrap.

rank - the initial ranking.

Method Detail

getObject

public Object getObject()

setRank

public void setRank(int rank)

getRank

public int getRank()

incrementRank

public void incrementRank()

decrementRank

public void decrementRank()

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

compareTo

public int compareTo(Object o)
              throws ClassCastException

Requires a SortableObject for comparison, according to the rank of each SortableObject.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable

Throws:

ClassCastException