ilog.views.chart.datax.adapter.sort

Class IlvLexicographicComparator

java.lang.Object

ilog.views.chart.datax.adapter.sort.IlvLexicographicComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparator

public class IlvLexicographicComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator, Serializable

This class implements a comparison between two objects, based on multiple comparison criteria. This is also known as "lexicographic" sorting: The first comparison criterion is applied. If it can distinguish the two objects, it determines the result. Otherwise the second comparison criterion is applied, and so on.

Since:

JViews 7.5

See Also:

IlvLexicographicComparatorFactory, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
IlvLexicographicComparator(Comparator[] criteria) Creates a lexicographic sorting comparator.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compare(Object o1, Object o2) Compares two objects.

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

comparing, comparing, comparingDouble, comparingInt, comparingLong, equals, naturalOrder, nullsFirst, nullsLast, reversed, reverseOrder, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

Constructor Detail

IlvLexicographicComparator

public IlvLexicographicComparator(Comparator[] criteria)

Creates a lexicographic sorting comparator.

Parameters:

criteria - The sorting criteria. criteria[0] is the most important one.

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(Object o1,
                   Object o2)

Compares two objects.

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator