kiwi.util
Interface Comparator

All Known Implementing Classes:
HashCodeComparator, StringComparator

public interface Comparator

An interface describing a comparator--an object that determines the relative order of two objects.

Author:
Mark Lindner, PING Software Group

Method Summary
 int compare(java.lang.Object a, java.lang.Object b)
          Compare two objects.
 

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(java.lang.Object a,
                   java.lang.Object b)
Compare two objects.

Parameters:
a - The first object.
b - The second object.
Returns:
0 if the objects are equal, -1 if a is less than b, and 1 if a is greater than b.