gov.nih.nlm.nls.lvg.Db
Class FruitfulComparator

java.lang.Object
  gov.nih.nlm.nls.lvg.Db.FruitfulComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator

public class FruitfulComparator
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Comparator

This class provides methods to compare fruitful records.

History:

Version:

V-2006p

Author:

NLM NLS Development Team

See Also:

FruitfulRecord

Constructor Summary

FruitfulComparator()

Method Summary

int	compare(java.lang.Object o1, java.lang.Object o2) Compare two object o1 and o2.

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

FruitfulComparator

public FruitfulComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(java.lang.Object o1,
                   java.lang.Object o2)

Compare two object o1 and o2. Both objects o1 and o2 are FruitfulRecord. The compare algorithm uses distance and then alphabetic order

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator

Parameters:

o1 - first object to be compared

o2 - second object to be compared

Returns:

a negative integer, 0, or positive integer to represent the object o1 is less, equals, or greater than object 02.