toolbox.app
Class AppBeanComparator

java.lang.Object
  toolbox.app.MapComparator
      toolbox.app.AppBeanComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator

public class AppBeanComparator
extends MapComparator
implements java.util.Comparator

Comparator implementation to compare the values contained within AppBean implementations.

It can be used to sort Lists that store instances of AppBean implementations.

Constructor Summary

AppBeanComparator(java.lang.Object key, java.lang.String order)
Construct a new instance.

Method Summary

int	compare(java.lang.Object obj1, java.lang.Object obj2) Compare the values mapped to the specified key.

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

Constructor Detail

AppBeanComparator

public AppBeanComparator(java.lang.Object key,
                         java.lang.String order)

Construct a new instance.

Parameters:

key - Key that must be used to obtain values from the Map contained in the AppBean

order - String indicating the sort order. Specify "asc" for ascending order and "desc" for descending order.

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(java.lang.Object obj1,
                   java.lang.Object obj2)

Compare the values mapped to the specified key.

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator

Overrides:

compare in class MapComparator

Parameters:

obj1 - First AppBean

obj2 - Second AppBean

Returns:

int indicating the result of the comparison.