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com.tangosol.util.comparator
Interface EntryAwareComparator

All Superinterfaces:

Comparator

All Known Implementing Classes:

ChainedComparator, EntryComparator, InverseComparator, SafeComparator

public interface EntryAwareComparator

extends Comparator

EntryAwareComparator is an extension to the Comparator interface that allows the EntryComparator to know whether the underlying comparator expects to compare the corresponding Entries' keys or values.

Author:

gg 2007.05.05

Method Summary

boolean

isKeyComparator() Specifies whether this comparator expects to compare keys or values.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

compare, equals

Method Detail

isKeyComparator

boolean isKeyComparator()

Specifies whether this comparator expects to compare keys or values.

Returns:

true if Entry keys are expected; false otherwise

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