Package com.globalmentor.model

Class DefaultComparableNamed<N extends java.lang.Comparable<N>>

java.lang.Object

com.globalmentor.model.DefaultNamed<N>

com.globalmentor.model.DefaultComparableNamed<N>

All Implemented Interfaces:

Named<N>, java.lang.Comparable<Named<N>>

Direct Known Subclasses:

DefaultComparableIDNamed, Host

public class DefaultComparableNamed<N extends java.lang.Comparable<N>>
extends DefaultNamed<N>
implements java.lang.Comparable<Named<N>>

A default implementation of a named object comparable by name. This implementation does not allow a null name.

Author:

Garret Wilson

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DefaultComparableNamed(N newName)	Constructor specifying the name.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	compareTo(Named<N> namedObject)	Compares this object to another object.

Methods inherited from class com.globalmentor.model.DefaultNamed

equals, getName, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DefaultComparableNamed

public DefaultComparableNamed(N newName)

Constructor specifying the name.

Parameters:

newName - The object's new name.

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if the given name is null;

Method Detail

compareTo

public int compareTo(Named<N> namedObject)
              throws java.lang.ClassCastException

Compares this object to another object. This method determines order based upon the name.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable<N extends java.lang.Comparable<N>>

Parameters:

namedObject - The object with which to compare this object.

Returns:

A negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this name is less than, equal to, or greater than the name of the specified object, respectively.

Throws:

java.lang.ClassCastException

See Also:

DefaultNamed.getName()