ptolemy.domains.modal.modal

Class ClassComparator

java.lang.Object

ptolemy.domains.modal.modal.ClassComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator<java.lang.Class<? extends Entity>>

class ClassComparator
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Comparator<java.lang.Class<? extends Entity>>

A comparator to compare classes, which is used to sort the map returned by the _getRefinementClasses() method in ModalRefinement and ModalController.

Since:

Ptolemy II 10.0

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Thomas Huining Feng

Pt.AcceptedRating:

Red (tfeng)

Pt.ProposedRating:

Red (tfeng)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ClassComparator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compare(java.lang.Class<? extends Entity> class1, java.lang.Class<? extends Entity> class2) Compare class1 and class2, and return -1 if class1 is a subclass of class2, 1 if class2 is a subclass of class1, and otherwise, the result of comparing the names of class1 and class2.

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

ClassComparator

ClassComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(java.lang.Class<? extends Entity> class1,
                   java.lang.Class<? extends Entity> class2)

Compare class1 and class2, and return -1 if class1 is a subclass of class2, 1 if class2 is a subclass of class1, and otherwise, the result of comparing the names of class1 and class2.

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator<java.lang.Class<? extends Entity>>

Parameters:

class1 - The first class.

class2 - The second class.

Returns:

-1, 0, or 1 representing whether class1 is less than, equal to, or greater than class2.