de.alpharogroup.comparators

Class StringComparator

java.lang.Object

de.alpharogroup.comparators.SortOrderComparator<java.lang.String>

de.alpharogroup.comparators.StringComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator<java.lang.String>

public class StringComparator
extends de.alpharogroup.comparators.SortOrderComparator<java.lang.String>

The class StringComparator sorts String objects in ascending order as default.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class de.alpharogroup.comparators.SortOrderComparator

DEFAULT_SORT_ORDER

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
StringComparator()
StringComparator(de.alpharogroup.comparators.SortOrder sortOrder) Instantiates a new StringComparator.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.util.Comparator<java.lang.String>	of() Factory method to create a new StringComparator object.
static java.util.Comparator<java.lang.String>	of(boolean nullIsGreaterThan) Factory method to create a new StringComparator object.
static java.util.Comparator<java.lang.String>	of(de.alpharogroup.comparators.SortOrder sortOrder) Factory method to create a new StringComparator object.
static java.util.Comparator<java.lang.String>	of(de.alpharogroup.comparators.SortOrder sortOrder, boolean nullIsGreaterThan) Factory method to create a new StringComparator object.

Methods inherited from class de.alpharogroup.comparators.SortOrderComparator

compare

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

StringComparator

public StringComparator()

StringComparator

public StringComparator(de.alpharogroup.comparators.SortOrder sortOrder)

Instantiates a new StringComparator.

Parameters:

sortOrder - the sort order

Method Detail

of

public static java.util.Comparator<java.lang.String> of()

Factory method to create a new StringComparator object.

Returns:

the new StringComparator object

of

public static java.util.Comparator<java.lang.String> of(boolean nullIsGreaterThan)

Factory method to create a new StringComparator object.

Parameters:

nullIsGreaterThan - the flag that specifies if null objects is greater than non null objects.

Returns:

the new StringComparator object

of

public static java.util.Comparator<java.lang.String> of(de.alpharogroup.comparators.SortOrder sortOrder)

Factory method to create a new StringComparator object.

Parameters:

sortOrder - the sort order

Returns:

the new StringComparator object

of

public static java.util.Comparator<java.lang.String> of(de.alpharogroup.comparators.SortOrder sortOrder,
                                                        boolean nullIsGreaterThan)

Factory method to create a new StringComparator object.

Parameters:

nullIsGreaterThan - the flag that specifies if null objects is greater than non null objects

sortOrder - the sort order

Returns:

the new StringComparator object