Class TransformingComparator
- java.lang.Object
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- org.apache.commons.collections.comparators.TransformingComparator
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- All Implemented Interfaces:
java.util.Comparator
public class TransformingComparator extends java.lang.Object implements java.util.Comparator
Decorates another Comparator with transformation behavior. That is, the return value from the transform operation will be passed to the decoratedcompare
method.- Since:
- Commons Collections 2.0 (?)
- See Also:
Transformer
,ComparableComparator
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor Description TransformingComparator(Transformer transformer)
Constructs an instance with the given Transformer and aComparableComparator
.TransformingComparator(Transformer transformer, java.util.Comparator decorated)
Constructs an instance with the given Transformer and Comparator.
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description int
compare(java.lang.Object obj1, java.lang.Object obj2)
Returns the result of comparing the values from the transform operation.
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Constructor Detail
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TransformingComparator
public TransformingComparator(Transformer transformer)
Constructs an instance with the given Transformer and aComparableComparator
.- Parameters:
transformer
- what will transform the arguments tocompare
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TransformingComparator
public TransformingComparator(Transformer transformer, java.util.Comparator decorated)
Constructs an instance with the given Transformer and Comparator.- Parameters:
transformer
- what will transform the arguments tocompare
decorated
- the decorated Comparator
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Method Detail
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compare
public int compare(java.lang.Object obj1, java.lang.Object obj2)
Returns the result of comparing the values from the transform operation.- Specified by:
compare
in interfacejava.util.Comparator
- Parameters:
obj1
- the first object to transform then compareobj2
- the second object to transform then compare- Returns:
- negative if obj1 is less, positive if greater, zero if equal
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