ariba.util.core
Class StringCompare

java.lang.Object
  ariba.util.core.StringCompare

All Implemented Interfaces:

Compare

public final class StringCompare
extends Object
implements Compare

An implementation of Compare for Strings

Field Summary

static Compare	caseInsensitive Performs case-insensitive string comparison
static Compare	self Performs case-sensitive string comparison

Fields inherited from interface ariba.util.core.Compare

EqualTo, GreaterThan, LessThan

Method Summary

int	compare(Object o1, Object o2) Compares objects o1 and o2, returning a value less than, equal to, or greater than zero depending on whether o1 is less than, equal to, or greater than o2.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

self

public static final Compare self

Performs case-sensitive string comparison

caseInsensitive

public static final Compare caseInsensitive

Performs case-insensitive string comparison

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(Object o1,
                   Object o2)

Compares objects o1 and o2, returning a value less than, equal to, or greater than zero depending on whether o1 is less than, equal to, or greater than o2.

Specified by:

compare in interface Compare

Parameters:

o1 - the first object to compare

o2 - the second object to compare

Returns:

a value less than, equal to, or greater than zero depending on whether o1 is less than, equal to, or greater than o2