org.x4o.xml.meta.lang

Class BeanPropertyComparator<T>

java.lang.Object

org.x4o.xml.meta.lang.BeanPropertyComparator<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<T>

public class BeanPropertyComparator<T>
extends Object
implements Comparator<T>

Compares a property of a java bean. The property should be Comparable.

Version:

1.0 Jan 11, 2006

Author:

Willem Cazander

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BeanPropertyComparator() The constructor inits the logger.
BeanPropertyComparator(String property) Creates an BeanPropertyComparator with an property
BeanPropertyComparator(String property, boolean ascending) Creates an BeanPropertyComparator with an property

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compare(Object o1, Object o2) Compares 2 objects by there Comparable property.
String	getProperty()
boolean	isAscending()
void	setAscending(boolean ascending)
void	setProperty(String property)

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

BeanPropertyComparator

public BeanPropertyComparator()

The constructor inits the logger.

BeanPropertyComparator

public BeanPropertyComparator(String property)

Creates an BeanPropertyComparator with an property

Parameters:

property - The property to compare to.

BeanPropertyComparator

public BeanPropertyComparator(String property,
                      boolean ascending)

Creates an BeanPropertyComparator with an property

Parameters:

property -

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(Object o1,
          Object o2)
            throws ClassCastException

Compares 2 objects by there Comparable property.

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator<T>

Parameters:

o1 - Object 1

o2 - Object 2

Returns:

the differce between the objects.

Throws:

ClassCastException

getProperty

public String getProperty()

Returns:

Returns the property.

setProperty

public void setProperty(String property)

Parameters:

property - The property to set.

isAscending

public boolean isAscending()

Returns:

Returns the ascending.

setAscending

public void setAscending(boolean ascending)

Parameters:

ascending - The ascending to set.