Package com.ptc.cat.assocnav.server

Interface AdvancedServerComparator<O>

public interface AdvancedServerComparator<O>

A comparison function, which imposes a total ordering on some collection of objects.

Supported API: true

Extendable: true

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	compare(O value1, O value2, ObjectSorter<O> object_sorter, String attribute_name)	Compares its two arguments for order.

Method Details

compare

int compare(O value1,
 O value2,
 ObjectSorter<O> object_sorter,
 String attribute_name)

Compares its two arguments for order. Returns a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as the first argument is less than, equal to, or greater than the second.

Supported API: true

Parameters:

value1 - the first object to be compared.

value2 - the second object to be compared.

attribute_name - the name of the attribute to be compared so that subclass can provide alternate comparisons based on said name.

Returns:

a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as the first argument is less than, equal to, or greater than the second.