net.datastructures
Class DefaultComparator

java.lang.Object
  net.datastructures.DefaultComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator, Serializable

public class DefaultComparator

extends Object

implements Comparator, Serializable

A default comparator, which uses the natural ordering

Author:

Michael Goodrich

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

DefaultComparator()

Method Summary

int	compare(Object a, Object b) Compares a to b.

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

DefaultComparator

public DefaultComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(Object a,
                   Object b)
            throws ClassCastException

Compares a to b.

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator

Returns:

a negative integer if a is less than b, zero if a equals b, or a positive integer if a is greater than b

Throws:

ClassCastException