Android
java.util
public interface

java.util.Comparator<T>

java.util.Comparator<T>

Comparator is used to compare two objects to determine their ordering in respect to each other.

Known Indirect Subclasses

Summary

Public Methods

          int  compare(T object1, T object2)
Compare the two objects to determine the relative ordering.
          boolean  equals(Object object)
Compares the argument to the receiver, and returns true if they represent the same object using a class specific comparison.

Details

Public Methods

public int compare(T object1, T object2)

Compare the two objects to determine the relative ordering.

Parameters

object1 an Object to compare
object2 an Object to compare

Returns

  • an int < 0 if object1 is less than object2, 0 if they are equal, and > 0 if object1 is greater

Throws

ClassCastException when objects are not the correct type

public boolean equals(Object object)

Compares the argument to the receiver, and returns true if they represent the same object using a class specific comparison.

Parameters

object Object the object to compare with this object.

Returns

  • boolean true if the object is the same as this object false if it is different from this object.

See Also

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