net.obvj.confectory.util

Class ConfigurationComparator

java.lang.Object

net.obvj.confectory.util.ConfigurationComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<Configuration<?>>

public class ConfigurationComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator<Configuration<?>>

A comparison function for Configuration objects.

Since:

0.1.0

Author:

oswaldo.bapvic.jr (Oswaldo Junior)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ConfigurationComparator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compare(Configuration<?> first, Configuration<?> second) Compares two Configuration objects for precedence.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, 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

ConfigurationComparator

public ConfigurationComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(Configuration<?> first,
                   Configuration<?> second)

Compares two Configuration objects for precedence. Returns a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as the first Configuration has higher, equal, or lower precedence than the second.

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator<Configuration<?>>

Parameters:

first - the first Configuration to be compared

second - the second Configuration to be compared

Returns:

a negative integer if the first Configuration has higher precedence; zero if both objects have the same precedence; or a positive integer as the first object has lower precedence than, equal to, or greater than the second.