Package com.yahoo.schema.derived

Class SearchOrderer

java.lang.Object

com.yahoo.schema.derived.SearchOrderer

public class SearchOrderer
extends Object

A class which can reorder a list of search definitions such that any supertype always preceed any subtype. Subject to this condition the given order is preserved (the minimal reordering is done).

This class is not multithread safe. Only one ordering must be done at the time in any instance.

Author:

bratseth, bjorncs

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SearchOrderer()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
List<Schema>	order(List<Schema> unordered)	Reorders the given list of search definitions such that any supertype always preceed any subtype.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

SearchOrderer

public SearchOrderer()

Method Details

order

public List<Schema> order(List<Schema> unordered)

Reorders the given list of search definitions such that any supertype always preceed any subtype. Subject to this condition the given order is preserved (the minimal reordering is done).

Returns:

a new list containing the same search instances in the right order