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Interface Sorter

All Known Implementing Classes:

Sorter.AbstractSorter

public interface Sorter

An interface implemented by concrete sorters. Sorters can be applied to collections. They return a copy of the collection that is sorted in accordance with the sorter's comparison rules.

Nested Class Summary

static class

Sorter.AbstractSorter An abstract baseclass for concrete sorters.

Field Summary

static java.util.List<java.lang.Object>

NO_ARGS

Method Summary

java.util.Comparator	getComparator(java.lang.Object owner) Returns the comparator that may be used for comparisons.
java.util.Comparator	getComparator(java.lang.Object owner, java.util.List<java.lang.Object> args) Returns the comparator that may be used for comparisons.

Field Detail

NO_ARGS

static final java.util.List<java.lang.Object> NO_ARGS

Method Detail

getComparator

java.util.Comparator getComparator(java.lang.Object owner)

Returns the comparator that may be used for comparisons.

Parameters:

owner - the collection being sorted.

Returns:

the comparator.

getComparator

java.util.Comparator getComparator(java.lang.Object owner,
                                   java.util.List<java.lang.Object> args)

Returns the comparator that may be used for comparisons.

Parameters:

owner - the collection being sorted.

args - comparator arguments.

Returns:

the comparator.