sunlabs.brazil.util

Interface Sort.Compare

Enclosing class:

Sort

public static interface Sort.Compare

This interface is used by the Sort class to compare elements when an array is being sorted.

Version:

2.2, 04/11/30

Author:

Colin Stevens (colin.stevens@sun.com)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compare(java.lang.Object array, int index1, int index2) Compare two elements in the given array.

Method Detail

compare

int compare(java.lang.Object array,
            int index1,
            int index2)

Compare two elements in the given array. The implementor must know what the actual type of the array is and cast it to that type in order to do the comparison.

Parameters:

array - Array being sorted.

index1 - The index in the given array of the first element to compare.

index2 - The index in the given array of the second element to compare.

Returns:

The implementation must return a number less than, equal to, or greater than zero to indicate whether the array element at index1 should be considered less than, equal to, or greater than the array element at index2.