org.apache.commons.collections.comparators

Class TransformingComparator

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.collections.comparators.TransformingComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator

public class TransformingComparator
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Comparator

Decorates another Comparator with transformation behavior. That is, the return value from the transform operation will be passed to the decorated Comparator#compare method.

See Also:

Transformer, ComparableComparator

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected java.util.Comparator	decorated
protected Transformer	transformer

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TransformingComparator(Transformer transformer) Constructs an instance with the given Transformer and a ComparableComparator.
TransformingComparator(Transformer transformer, java.util.Comparator decorated) Constructs an instance with the given Transformer and Comparator

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compare(java.lang.Object o1, java.lang.Object o2) Returns the result of comparing the values from the transform operation.

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

Field Detail

decorated

protected java.util.Comparator decorated

transformer

protected Transformer transformer

Constructor Detail

TransformingComparator

public TransformingComparator(Transformer transformer)

Constructs an instance with the given Transformer and a ComparableComparator.

Parameters:

transformer - what will transform the instance.

TransformingComparator

public TransformingComparator(Transformer transformer,
                      java.util.Comparator decorated)

Constructs an instance with the given Transformer and Comparator

Parameters:

decorated - the decorated Comparator

getterName - the getter name

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(java.lang.Object o1,
          java.lang.Object o2)

Returns the result of comparing the values from the transform operation.

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator

Returns:

the result of comparing the values from the transform operation