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Class jdsl.core.ref.StringComparator 

java.lang.Object
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public class StringComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator
Provides easy comparison of strings.

Constructor Index

o StringComparator()

Method Index

o isComparable(Object)
Tests if o is a String and not null.
o isEqualTo(Object, Object)
Tests if two strings are equal.
o isGreaterThan(Object, Object)
Tests if a String is greater than another
o isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(Object, Object)
Tests if a String is greater than or equal to another
o isLessThan(Object, Object)
Tests if a String is less than another
o isLessThanOrEqualTo(Object, Object)
Tests if a String is greater than another

Constructors

o StringComparator 
 public StringComparator()

Methods

o isComparable 
 public boolean isComparable(Object o)
Tests if o is a String and not null.

Parameters:
o - The object to be examined
Returns:
true if o can be compared, falseotherwise.
o isEqualTo 
 public boolean isEqualTo(Object a,
                          Object b)
Tests if two strings are equal.

Returns:
true if the two strings are lexicographically equivalent, false otherwise.
Throws: InvalidKeyException
if either parameter is either null or not a String.
o isGreaterThan 
 public boolean isGreaterThan(Object a,
                              Object b)
Tests if a String is greater than another

Returns:
true if a lexicographically greater than b, false otherwise.
Throws: InvalidKeyException
if either parameter is either null or not a String.
o isGreaterThanOrEqualTo 
 public boolean isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(Object a,
                                       Object b)
Tests if a String is greater than or equal to another

Returns:
true if a lexicographically greater than or equal to b, false otherwise.
Throws: InvalidKeyException
if either parameter is either null or not a String.
o isLessThan 
 public boolean isLessThan(Object a,
                           Object b)
Tests if a String is less than another

Returns:
true if a lexicographically less than b, false otherwise.
Throws: InvalidKeyException
if either parameter is either null or not a String.
o isLessThanOrEqualTo 
 public boolean isLessThanOrEqualTo(Object a,
                                    Object b)
Tests if a String is greater than another

Returns:
true if a lexicographically less than or equal to b, false otherwise.
Throws: InvalidKeyException
if either parameter is either null or not a String. 
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