Package adams.core

Class NamedCounter.CounterComparator

java.lang.Object

adams.core.NamedCounter.CounterComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<String>

Enclosing class:

NamedCounter

public static class NamedCounter.CounterComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator<String>

Comparator for sorting the names based on the counts associated with them.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

fracpete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected NamedCounter	m_Counter	the basis for the comparison.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
CounterComparator(NamedCounter counter)	Initializes the comparator.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	compare(String o1, String o2)	Compares its two arguments for order.

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 Detail

m_Counter

protected NamedCounter m_Counter

the basis for the comparison.

Constructor Detail

CounterComparator

public CounterComparator(NamedCounter counter)

Initializes the comparator.

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(String o1,
                   String o2)

Compares its two arguments for order. Returns a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as the first argument is less than, equal to, or greater than the second.

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator<String>

Parameters:

o1 - the first object to be compared.

o2 - the second object to be compared.

Returns:

a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as the first argument is less than, equal to, or greater than the second.