netscape.ldap
Interface LDAPEntryComparator

All Known Implementing Classes:

LDAPCompareAttrNames

public interface LDAPEntryComparator

The LDAPEntryComparator interface represents the algorithm used to sort the search results. This interface specifies one method, isGreater, which compares two entries and determines the order in which the two entries should be sorted.

The netscape.ldap package includes a class that implements this interface. The LDAPCompareAttrNames class represents a comparator that sorts the two entries alphabetically, based on the value of one or more attributes.

When calling the sort method of the LDAPSearchResults class, you need to specify a class that implements the LDAPEntryComparator interface.

See Also:

LDAPCompareAttrNames, LDAPSearchResults.sort(netscape.ldap.LDAPEntryComparator)

Method Summary

boolean

isGreater(LDAPEntry greater, LDAPEntry less) Specifies the algorithm used to compare entries when sorting search results.

Method Detail

isGreater

public boolean isGreater(LDAPEntry greater,
                         LDAPEntry less)

Specifies the algorithm used to compare entries when sorting search results.

isGreater returns true if the entry specified in the first argument should be sorted before the entry specified in the second argument.

See Also:

LDAPCompareAttrNames, LDAPSearchResults.sort(netscape.ldap.LDAPEntryComparator)