gate.util
Class AnnotationDiffer.PairingScoreComparator

java.lang.Object
  gate.util.AnnotationDiffer.PairingScoreComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator

Enclosing class:

AnnotationDiffer

protected static class AnnotationDiffer.PairingScoreComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator

Compares two pairings: the better score is preferred; for the same score the better type is preferred (exact matches are preffered to partial ones).

Constructor Summary

protected

AnnotationDiffer.PairingScoreComparator()

Method Summary

int	compare(Object o1, Object o2) Compares two choices: the better score is preferred; for the same score the better type is preferred (exact matches are preffered to partial ones).

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

AnnotationDiffer.PairingScoreComparator

protected AnnotationDiffer.PairingScoreComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(Object o1,
                   Object o2)

Compares two choices: the better score is preferred; for the same score the better type is preferred (exact matches are preffered to partial ones).

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator

Returns:

a positive value if the first pairing is better than the second, zero if they score the same or negative otherwise.