com.starbase.util
Class StringCompare

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

SortCompare

public class StringCompare

extends java.lang.Object

implements SortCompare

Method Summary

int	compare(java.lang.Object a, java.lang.Object b) Compare two Strings.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object source) returns true if this object instance is equal to the source
int	hashCode() returns a unique hash for all instances of this type

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

compare

public final int compare(java.lang.Object a,
                         java.lang.Object b)

Compare two Strings. Callback for sort. Effectively returns a-b.

 e.g. +1 (or any positive number) if a > b
       0                          if a == b
      -1 (or any negative number) if a < b


Specified by:
compare in interface SortCompare

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object source)

returns true if this object instance is equal to the source

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

source - Object the source to comapre with

Returns:

boolean true if this object is equal to the source

hashCode

public int hashCode()

returns a unique hash for all instances of this type

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

int a unique hash for all instances of this type