cgif.generate.compare

Class NumericLabelComparator

Object

cgif.generate.compare.NumericLabelComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<GEdge>

public class NumericLabelComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator<GEdge>

This class attempts to compare the labels of two edges by assuming they are both integers.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
NumericLabelComparator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compare(GEdge e1, GEdge e2) Compares the labels of the two edges by assuming they are both integers.

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Methods inherited from interface Comparator

comparing, comparing, comparingDouble, comparingInt, comparingLong, equals, naturalOrder, nullsFirst, nullsLast, reversed, reverseOrder, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

Constructor Detail

NumericLabelComparator

public NumericLabelComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(GEdge e1,
                   GEdge e2)
            throws NumberFormatException

Compares the labels of the two edges by assuming they are both integers. If either isn't an integer, a NumberFormatException will be thrown.

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator<GEdge>

Parameters:

e1 - First edge to compare

e2 - Second edge to compare

Returns:

Returns negative value if the label of e1 < e2, returns 0 if they are equivalent, and returns [positive if the label of e1 > e2. * returns positive if the first is null, and negative if the 2nd is null.

Throws:

NumberFormatException