com.hp.util

Class ComparisonUtils

java.lang.Object

com.hp.util.ComparisonUtils

public final class ComparisonUtils
extends Object

Provides some useful helper methods for compareTo() implementations.

Author:

Simon Hunt

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ComparisonUtils()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static int	compareBooleans(boolean mine, boolean other) Compares the given booleans and returns a value consistent with the requirement for Comparable.compareTo(T) such that false is sorted before true.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ComparisonUtils

public ComparisonUtils()

Method Detail

compareBooleans

public static int compareBooleans(boolean mine,
                  boolean other)

Compares the given booleans and returns a value consistent with the requirement for Comparable.compareTo(T) such that false is sorted before true.

Parameters:

mine - the boolean in my instance

other - the boolean in the other instance

Returns:

the result less than, equal to, or greater than 0, as appropriate