com.programix.collections
Class GeneralStringComparator.CharSort

java.lang.Object
  com.programix.collections.GeneralStringComparator.CharSort

Enclosing class:

GeneralStringComparator

public static final class GeneralStringComparator.CharSort
extends Object

Defines how the characters of the string should be considered when being compared to other String's.

Author:

Paul Hyde

Field Summary

static GeneralStringComparator.CharSort	CASE_INSENSITIVE_ASC Character's case will be not be considered and will sort ascending.
static GeneralStringComparator.CharSort	CASE_INSENSITIVE_DESC Character's case will not be be considered and will sort descending.
static GeneralStringComparator.CharSort	CASE_SENSITIVE_ASC Character's case will be considered and will sort ascending.
static GeneralStringComparator.CharSort	CASE_SENSITIVE_DESC Character's case will be considered and will sort descending.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object obj) Use this method instead of == to be sure that serialization or multiple class loaders have not resulted in multiple instances.
String	getName()
static GeneralStringComparator.CharSort[]	getValues() Returns an array of all the legal values.
int	hashCode()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

CASE_SENSITIVE_ASC

public static final GeneralStringComparator.CharSort CASE_SENSITIVE_ASC

Character's case will be considered and will sort ascending.

CASE_SENSITIVE_DESC

public static final GeneralStringComparator.CharSort CASE_SENSITIVE_DESC

Character's case will be considered and will sort descending.

CASE_INSENSITIVE_ASC

public static final GeneralStringComparator.CharSort CASE_INSENSITIVE_ASC

Character's case will be not be considered and will sort ascending.

CASE_INSENSITIVE_DESC

public static final GeneralStringComparator.CharSort CASE_INSENSITIVE_DESC

Character's case will not be be considered and will sort descending.

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Use this method instead of == to be sure that serialization or multiple class loaders have not resulted in multiple instances.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

getValues

public static GeneralStringComparator.CharSort[] getValues()

Returns an array of all the legal values. A cloned copy is returned, so no caution is required.