Class ClassNameComparator

java.lang.Object

edu.nps.moves.dis7.examples.ClassNameComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<Pdu>

public class ClassNameComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator<Pdu>

A comparator that is used by the java util classes for sorting. This sorts members of a collection by class name. Used like so: Collections.sort(aList, new ClassNameComparator());

Author:

DMcG

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ClassNameComparator()	default constructor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	compare(Pdu object1, Pdu object2)	Returns a number less than, equal to, or greater than zero, depending on whether the object is lexically less than, equal to, or greater than the other object.
boolean	equals(Object obj)	Returns true if this comparator is the same class as the comparator passed in.
int	hashCode()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

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

Constructor Details

ClassNameComparator

public ClassNameComparator()

default constructor

Method Details

compare

public int compare(Pdu object1,
 Pdu object2)

Returns a number less than, equal to, or greater than zero, depending on whether the object is lexically less than, equal to, or greater than the other object.

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator<Pdu>

Parameters:

object1 - first object to compare

object2 - second object to compare

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Returns true if this comparator is the same class as the comparator passed in.

Specified by:

equals in interface Comparator<Pdu>

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj - object to compare to this object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object