org.dataone.service.types.v1.comparators

Class PersonFamilyNameComparator

java.lang.Object

org.dataone.service.types.v1.comparators.PersonFamilyNameComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<Person>

public class PersonFamilyNameComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator<Person>

A comparator for comparing the Person objects based on the FamilyName property (String). Note: this comparator imposes orderings that are inconsistent with equals.

Author:

tao

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PersonFamilyNameComparator()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compare(Person person1, Person person2) Compares order based on the String familyNames of two Person object.
boolean	equals(Object obj) Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this comparator.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PersonFamilyNameComparator

public PersonFamilyNameComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(Person person1,
          Person person2)
            throws ClassCastException,
                   NullPointerException

Compares order based on the String familyNames of two Person object. Note: this comparator imposes orderings that are inconsistent with equals.

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator<Person>

Parameters:

o1 -

o2 -

Returns:

int

Throws:

ClassCastException

NullPointerException

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this comparator.

Specified by:

equals in interface Comparator<Person>

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj -

Returns:

boolean

Throws:

ClassCastException