gate.util
Class ObjectComparator

java.lang.Object
  gate.util.ObjectComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator

public class ObjectComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator

A Comparator implementation for Object values. If the values provided are not comparable, then they are converted to String and the String values are compared. This utility is useful for GUI components that need to sort their contents.

Constructor Summary

ObjectComparator()

Method Summary

int	compare(Object o1, Object o2) Compares two 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

ObjectComparator

public ObjectComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(Object o1,
                   Object o2)

Compares two objects.

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator