com.pallas.swing.pcombobox
Class ToStringComparator

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.pallas.swing.pcombobox.ToStringComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator

public class ToStringComparator

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.util.Comparator

Title: $FileName: ToStringComparator.java$

Version:

$VerNum: 2$

Author:

$AuthorName: Rob MacGrogan$

$Description: Comparator that calls toString() method on objects to sort them.$
$KeyWordsOff: $

Comparator that calls toString() method on objects to sort them.

Field Summary

private boolean

invert

Constructor Summary

ToStringComparator()
Sorts in alphabetical order if this constructor is used.

ToStringComparator(boolean invert)

Method Summary

int	compare(java.lang.Object o1, java.lang.Object o2)
static boolean	firstStringSortsBeforeSecond(java.lang.String sOne, java.lang.String sTwo, boolean invert)

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

invert

private boolean invert

Constructor Detail

ToStringComparator

public ToStringComparator()

Sorts in alphabetical order if this constructor is used.

ToStringComparator

public ToStringComparator(boolean invert)

Parameters:

invert - -- if true, sorts in reverse alphabetical order. If false, sorts in alphabetical order.

Method Detail

compare

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

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator

See Also:

Comparator.compare(Object, Object)

firstStringSortsBeforeSecond

public static boolean firstStringSortsBeforeSecond(java.lang.String sOne,
                                                   java.lang.String sTwo,
                                                   boolean invert)