org.unix4j.util.sort

Class LineComparator

java.lang.Object

org.unix4j.util.sort.LineComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<Line>

public class LineComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator<Line>

Comparator for a Line without line ending; forwards the comparison of the content string to a delegate string comparator. Some constants exist for common line comparators.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
LineComparator(boolean ignoreCase, boolean ignoreLeadingBlanks, boolean onlyDictionaryChars) Constructor with options for line comparision.
LineComparator(Comparator<? super String> comparator) Constructor for a line comparator that uses the specified comparator to compare the content string of the line.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compare(Line line1, Line line2)

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

comparing, comparing, comparingDouble, comparingInt, comparingLong, equals, naturalOrder, nullsFirst, nullsLast, reversed, reverseOrder, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

Constructor Detail

LineComparator

public LineComparator(Comparator<? super String> comparator)

Constructor for a line comparator that uses the specified comparator to compare the content string of the line.

Parameters:

comparator - the comparator used to compare the line content string

LineComparator

public LineComparator(boolean ignoreCase,
                      boolean ignoreLeadingBlanks,
                      boolean onlyDictionaryChars)

Constructor with options for line comparision.

Parameters:

ignoreCase - true to ignore case, false for case sensitive comparison

ignoreLeadingBlanks - true if leading blanks shall be trimmed before the comparison

onlyDictionaryChars - true if only blanks and alphanumeric characters shall be considered

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(Line line1,
                   Line line2)

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator<Line>