Package de.aristaflow.adept2.util

Class StringTools.GenericStringComparator<T>

java.lang.Object

de.aristaflow.adept2.util.StringTools.GenericStringComparator<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type of object which to compare by mapping them to strings.

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<T>

Enclosing class:

StringTools

public static class StringTools.GenericStringComparator<T>
extends Object
implements Comparator<T>

A comparator for objects which are mapped and compared by appropriate strings. This includes null handling of the objects as well as the strings.

Note that this will only be serialisable if the toString function is serialisable.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected final Function<T,String>	toString	The function which maps an object to a string.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
GenericStringComparator(Function<T,String> toString)	Creates a new comparator for comparing objects mapped to strings.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	compare(T o1, T o2)

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, reversed, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

Field Details

toString

protected final Function<T,String> toString

The function which maps an object to a string.

Constructor Details

GenericStringComparator

public GenericStringComparator(Function<T,String> toString)

Creates a new comparator for comparing objects mapped to strings.

Parameters:

toString - The function which maps an object to a string.

Method Details

compare

public int compare(T o1,
 T o2)

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator<T>