jdbm.helper

Class ByteArrayComparator

java.lang.Object

jdbm.helper.ByteArrayComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.util.Comparator

public final class ByteArrayComparator
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Comparator, java.io.Serializable

Comparator for byte arrays.

Version:

$Id: ByteArrayComparator.java,v 1.4 2002/05/31 06:33:20 boisvert Exp $

Author:

Alex Boisvert

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
(package private) static long	serialVersionUID Version id for serialization.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ByteArrayComparator()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compare(java.lang.Object obj1, java.lang.Object obj2) Compare two objects.
static int	compareByteArray(byte[] thisKey, byte[] otherKey) Compare two byte arrays.

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

Field Detail

serialVersionUID

static final long serialVersionUID

Version id for serialization.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

ByteArrayComparator

public ByteArrayComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(java.lang.Object obj1,
          java.lang.Object obj2)

Compare two objects.

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator

Parameters:

obj1 - First object

obj2 - Second object

Returns:

a positive integer if obj1 > obj2, 0 if obj1 == obj2, and a negative integer if obj1 < obj2

compareByteArray

public static int compareByteArray(byte[] thisKey,
                   byte[] otherKey)

Compare two byte arrays.