DateComparator

java.lang.Object

com.jidesoft.comparator.DateComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:: Comparator<Object>

public class DateComparator extends Object implements Comparator<Object>

Comparator for Date type. This is a singleton class. Call getInstance() to get the comparator.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier

Constructor

Description

protected

DateComparator()

Constructor.
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

int

compare(Object o1, Object o2)

Compares two Dates.

static DateComparator

getInstance()

Returns DateComparator singleton.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator
equals, reversed, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

Constructor Details
- DateComparator
  
  protected DateComparator()
  
  Constructor.
  Has protected access to prevent other clients creating instances of the class ... it is stateless so we need only one instance.
Method Details
- getInstance
  
  public static DateComparator getInstance()
  
  Returns DateComparator singleton.
  
  Returns:
  
  an instance of DateComparator.
- compare
  
  public int compare(Object o1, Object o2)
  
  Compares two Dates.
  
  Specified by:
  
  compare in interface Comparator<Object>
  
  Parameters:
  
  o1 - the first object to be compared
  
  o2 - the second object to be compared
  
  Returns:
  
  0 if a and b are equal, -1 if a is before b, 1 if a is after b.