| java.util.Comparator
| Comparator | | public interface Comparator (Code) | | Comparator is used to compare two objects to determine their ordering in
respect to each other.
since:
1.2 |
| Method Summary | |
| public int | compare(T object1, T object2)
Compare the two objects to determine the relative ordering. | | public boolean | equals(Object object)
Compares the argument to the receiver, and answers true if they represent
the same object using a class specific comparison.
Parameters:
object - Object the object to compare with this object. |
| compare | | public int compare(T object1, T object2)(Code) | | Compare the two objects to determine the relative ordering.
Parameters:
object1 - an Object to compare
Parameters:
object2 - an Object to compare an int < 0 if object1 is less than object2, 0 if they are equal,and > 0 if object1 is greater
exception:
ClassCastException - when objects are not the correct type |
| equals | | public boolean equals(Object object)(Code) | | Compares the argument to the receiver, and answers true if they represent
the same object using a class specific comparison.
Parameters:
object - Object the object to compare with this object. boolean true if the object is the same as thisobject false if it is different from this object.
See Also: Object.hashCode |
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