gov.sandia.cognition.collection
Class DefaultComparator<T extends Comparable<? super T>>

java.lang.Object
  gov.sandia.cognition.util.AbstractCloneableSerializable
      gov.sandia.cognition.collection.DefaultComparator<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type being compared. Must be Comparable.

All Implemented Interfaces:

CloneableSerializable, Serializable, Cloneable, Comparator<T>

@CodeReview(reviewer="Kevin R. Dixon",
            date="2008-12-02",
            changesNeeded=false,
            comments="Looks good.")
public class DefaultComparator<T extends Comparable<? super T>>
extends AbstractCloneableSerializable
implements Comparator<T>

A default comparator that just calls compare on the comparable generic it uses. Thus, it creates the natural ordering according to the compareTo method on the Comparable objects it is given.

Since:

2.1

Author:

Justin Basilico

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

DefaultComparator()
Creates a new DefaultComparator.

Method Summary

int	compare(T o1, T o2)

Methods inherited from class gov.sandia.cognition.util.AbstractCloneableSerializable

clone

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

equals

Constructor Detail

DefaultComparator

public DefaultComparator()

Creates a new DefaultComparator.

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(T o1,
                   T o2)

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator<T extends Comparable<? super T>>