java.io.Serializable
, java.util.Comparator
public class TextComparer
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Comparator, java.io.Serializable
Constructor | Description |
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TextComparer(java.util.Comparator collator) |
Modifier and Type | Method | Description |
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int |
compare(java.lang.Object a,
java.lang.Object b) |
Compare two Items by converting them to strings and comparing the string values.
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public int compare(java.lang.Object a, java.lang.Object b) throws java.lang.ClassCastException
compare
in interface java.util.Comparator
a
- the first Item to be compared.b
- the second Item to be compared.java.lang.ClassCastException
- if the objects are not Items, or are items that cannot be convered
to strings (e.g. QNames)