jdbm.helper

Class ByteArrayComparator

java.lang.Object

jdbm.helper.ByteArrayComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparator<byte[]>

public final class ByteArrayComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator<byte[]>, Serializable

Comparator for byte arrays.

Author:

Alex Boisvert

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ByteArrayComparator()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compare(byte[] obj1, byte[] 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

Constructor Detail

ByteArrayComparator

public ByteArrayComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(byte[] obj1,
          byte[] obj2)

Compare two objects.

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator<byte[]>

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.