AlphanumComparator (citeproc-java 3.0.0-beta.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- de.undercouch.citeproc.helper.AlphanumComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator<java.lang.CharSequence>
```
public class AlphanumComparator
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Comparator<java.lang.CharSequence>
```
Performs locale-sensitive comparison of Strings with numbers to produce a natural order that appears logical to humans.

Examples:
```
 compare("Hello", "Hello")    =  0
 compare("10", "2")           =  1
 compare("10th", "2nd")       =  1
 compare("File 10", "File 2") =  1
 compare("Manana", "Mañana")  = -1
 
```
The implementation is loosely based on the Alphanum algorithm by Dave Koelle and the Java implementation released under the MIT license. However, it has been extended to use a Collator for locale-sensitive comparison, and it is also able to compare arbitrarily large numbers.
Author:

Michel Kraemer

- Constructor Summary
  
  Constructors
  Constructor Description
  
  AlphanumComparator(java.util.Locale locale)
  Create a new comparator for the given locale
- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  int compare(java.lang.CharSequence a, java.lang.CharSequence b)
  - 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, reversed, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

- Constructor Detail
  - AlphanumComparator
```
public AlphanumComparator(java.util.Locale locale)
```
    Create a new comparator for the given locale
    
    Parameters:
    
    locale - the locale
- Method Detail
  - compare
```
public int compare(java.lang.CharSequence a,
                   java.lang.CharSequence b)
```
    Specified by:
    
    compare in interface java.util.Comparator<java.lang.CharSequence>