com.aoindustries.text

Class SmartComparator

java.lang.Object

com.aoindustries.text.SmartComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<Object>

public class SmartComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator<Object>

Compares strings in a case-insensitive, locale-aware manner. Also supports integer ranges within the string so would be sorted in the following order:

1. 1A
2. 2A
3. 10A
4. 11A
5. 11a
6. 12
7. B

Author:

AO Industries, Inc.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SmartComparator()
SmartComparator(Collator collator)
SmartComparator(Locale locale)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compare(Object o1, Object o2)
int	compare(String s1, String s2)

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

SmartComparator

public SmartComparator(Collator collator)

SmartComparator

public SmartComparator(Locale locale)

SmartComparator

public SmartComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(Object o1,
                   Object o2)

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator<Object>

compare

public int compare(String s1,
                   String s2)