gate.util.persistence

Class PersistenceManager.ClassComparator

java.lang.Object

gate.util.persistence.PersistenceManager.ClassComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparator<Class<?>>

Enclosing class:

PersistenceManager

public static class PersistenceManager.ClassComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator<Class<?>>, Serializable

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ClassComparator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compare(Class<?> c1, Class<?> c2) Compares two Class values in terms of specificity; the more specific class is said to be "smaller" than the more generic one hence the Object class is the "largest" possible class.

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

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

Constructor Detail

ClassComparator

public ClassComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(Class<?> c1,
                   Class<?> c2)

Compares two Class values in terms of specificity; the more specific class is said to be "smaller" than the more generic one hence the Object class is the "largest" possible class. When two classes are not comparable (i.e. not assignable from each other) in either direction a NotComparableException will be thrown. both input objects should be Class values otherwise a ClassCastException will be thrown.

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator<Class<?>>