Package org.plumelib.util

Class ArraysPlume.StringArrayComparatorLexical

java.lang.Object

org.plumelib.util.ArraysPlume.StringArrayComparatorLexical

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparator<String[]>

Enclosing class:

ArraysPlume

public static final class ArraysPlume.StringArrayComparatorLexical
extends Object
implements Comparator<String[]>, Serializable

Compare two arrays lexically (element-by-element). If all shared elements are the same, but the lengths differ, then the shorter array is considered less.

Note: this comparator imposes orderings that are inconsistent with Object.equals(java.lang.Object). That is, it may return 0 if the arrays contain identical numbers but are not equal according to equals().

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final ArraysPlume.StringArrayComparatorLexical	it	The canonical StringArrayComparatorLexical.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
StringArrayComparatorLexical()	Deprecated. use it.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	compare(@PolyNull String[] a1, @PolyNull String[] a2)	Compare two arrays lexically (element-by-element).

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, reversed, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

Field Details

it

public static final ArraysPlume.StringArrayComparatorLexical it

The canonical StringArrayComparatorLexical.

Constructor Details

StringArrayComparatorLexical

@Deprecated
public StringArrayComparatorLexical()

Deprecated.

use it.

Create a new StringArrayComparatorLexical.

Method Details

compare

@Pure
public int compare(@PolyNull String[] a1,
 @PolyNull String[] a2)

Compare two arrays lexically (element-by-element).

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator<String[]>

Parameters:

a1 - first array to compare

a2 - second array to compare

Returns:

a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer, depending on whether the first argument is less than, equal to, or greater than the second argument