com.limegroup.gnutella.util
Class FileComparator

java.lang.Object
  com.limegroup.gnutella.util.FileComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator, java.io.Serializable

public class FileComparator

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.util.Comparator, java.io.Serializable

Compares to File's lexically by file name). Useful for storing Java 1.1.8 Files in Java 1.2+ sorted collections classes. This is needed because Files in 1.1.8 do not implement the Comparable interface, unlike Strings in 1.2+.

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Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

FileComparator()

Method Summary

int	compare(java.lang.Object a, java.lang.Object b) Returns (((File)a).getAbsolutePath()).compareTo( ((File)b).getAbsolutePath()) Typically you'll want to make sure a and b are canonical files, but that isn't strictly necessary.

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

FileComparator

public FileComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(java.lang.Object a,
                   java.lang.Object b)

Returns (((File)a).getAbsolutePath()).compareTo( ((File)b).getAbsolutePath()) Typically you'll want to make sure a and b are canonical files, but that isn't strictly necessary.

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator