Package adams.data.compare

Class JavaComparable

java.lang.Object

adams.core.logging.LoggingObject

adams.core.logging.CustomLoggingLevelObject

adams.core.option.AbstractOptionHandler

adams.data.compare.AbstractObjectCompare<Comparable,Integer>

adams.data.compare.JavaComparable

All Implemented Interfaces:

Destroyable, GlobalInfoSupporter, LoggingLevelHandler, LoggingSupporter, OptionHandler, QuickInfoSupporter, SizeOfHandler, Serializable

public class JavaComparable
extends AbstractObjectCompare<Comparable,Integer>

Compares objects that implement the Java java.lang.Comparable interface and returns the result of that comparison.

-logging-level <OFF|SEVERE|WARNING|INFO|CONFIG|FINE|FINER|FINEST> (property: loggingLevel)
    The logging level for outputting errors and debugging output.
    default: WARNING
 

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

FracPete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class adams.core.option.AbstractOptionHandler

m_OptionManager

Fields inherited from class adams.core.logging.LoggingObject

m_Logger, m_LoggingIsEnabled, m_LoggingLevel

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
JavaComparable()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Class[]	accepts()	Returns the classes that it can handle.
protected Integer	doCompareObjects(Comparable o1, Comparable o2)	Performs the actual comparison of the two objects.
Class	generates()	Returns the type of output that it generates.
String	globalInfo()	Returns a string describing the object.

Methods inherited from class adams.data.compare.AbstractObjectCompare

check, compareObjects, getQuickInfo

Methods inherited from class adams.core.option.AbstractOptionHandler

cleanUpOptions, defineOptions, destroy, finishInit, getDefaultLoggingLevel, getOptionManager, initialize, loggingLevelTipText, newOptionManager, reset, setLoggingLevel, toCommandLine, toString

Methods inherited from class adams.core.logging.LoggingObject

configureLogger, getLogger, getLoggingLevel, initializeLogging, isLoggingEnabled, sizeOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface adams.core.logging.LoggingLevelHandler

getLoggingLevel

Constructor Detail

JavaComparable

public JavaComparable()

Method Detail

globalInfo

public String globalInfo()

Returns a string describing the object.

Specified by:

globalInfo in interface GlobalInfoSupporter

Specified by:

globalInfo in class AbstractOptionHandler

Returns:

a description suitable for displaying in the gui

accepts

public Class[] accepts()

Returns the classes that it can handle.

Specified by:

accepts in class AbstractObjectCompare<Comparable,Integer>

Returns:

the array of classes

generates

public Class generates()

Returns the type of output that it generates.

Specified by:

generates in class AbstractObjectCompare<Comparable,Integer>

Returns:

the class of the output

doCompareObjects

protected Integer doCompareObjects(Comparable o1,
                                   Comparable o2)

Performs the actual comparison of the two objects.

Specified by:

doCompareObjects in class AbstractObjectCompare<Comparable,Integer>

Parameters:

o1 - the first object

o2 - the second object

Returns:

the result of the comparison