com.beasys.commerce.foundation
Class SmartComparator

java.lang.Object
  com.beasys.commerce.foundation.SmartComparator

All Implemented Interfaces

Serializable, Comparator

Deprecated

@Deprecated
public class SmartComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator, Serializable

This is an implementation of the Comparator Interface that compares two objects. It is useful when building and searching maps and lists of Business Smart Components (BSC). As an example, all belongings, SmartKeys and SmartHandles are comparable. It uses the singleton pattern

See Also

Serialized Form

Method Summary

int	compare(Object o1, Object o2) Deprecated The compare method compares the following types:
static SmartComparator	getInstance() Deprecated

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

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(Object o1,
                   Object o2)

Deprecated

The compare method compares the following types:

 String
 Comparable
 

If the objects neither String or Comparable, then it compares the String representation of the objects. Note: o1 and o2 must be have the same type.

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator

Parameters

o1 - object 1 to compare

o2 - object 2 to compare

Returns

(o1 == o2) ? 0 : (o1 < 02) ? -1 : 1

Throws

RuntimeException - if the two objects do have the same type

getInstance

public static SmartComparator getInstance()

Deprecated