MetaHitsFirstComparator (container-search 7.540.35 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.yahoo.search.result.ChainableComparator
- - com.yahoo.search.result.MetaHitsFirstComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<Hit>
```
public class MetaHitsFirstComparator
extends ChainableComparator
```
Ensures that meta hits are sorted before normal hits. All meta hits are considered equal.

Author:

Tony Vaagenes

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

MetaHitsFirstComparator(Comparator<Hit> secondaryComparator)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`compare(Hit left, Hit right)`	Returns the comparison form the secondary comparison, or 0 if the secondary is null.
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class com.yahoo.search.result.ChainableComparator
getSecondaryComparator

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator
equals, reversed, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

- Constructor Detail
  - MetaHitsFirstComparator
```
public MetaHitsFirstComparator(Comparator<Hit> secondaryComparator)
```
- Method Detail
  - compare
```
public int compare(Hit left,
                   Hit right)
```
    Description copied from class: ChainableComparator
    
    Returns the comparison form the secondary comparison, or 0 if the secondary is null. When overriding this in the subclass, always return super.compare(first,second) at the end of the subclass' implementation.
    
    Specified by:
    
    compare in interface Comparator<Hit>
    
    Overrides:
    
    compare in class ChainableComparator
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object