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package com.google.common.collect;

import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
import com.google.common.primitives.Booleans;
import com.google.common.primitives.Ints;
import com.google.common.primitives.Longs;
import java.util.Comparator;
import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;

A utility for performing a chained comparison statement. For example:

public int compareTo(Foo that) {
  return ComparisonChain.start()
      .compare(this.aString, that.aString)
      .compare(this.anInt, that.anInt)
      .compare(this.anEnum, that.anEnum, Ordering.natural().nullsLast())
      .result();
 }

The value of this expression will have the same sign as the first nonzero comparison result in the chain, or will be zero if every comparison result was zero.

Note: ComparisonChain instances are immutable. For this utility to work correctly, calls must be chained as illustrated above.

Performance note: Even though the ComparisonChain caller always invokes its compare methods unconditionally, the ComparisonChain implementation stops calling its inputs' compareTo and compare methods as soon as one of them returns a nonzero result. This optimization is typically important only in the presence of expensive compareTo and compare implementations.

See the Guava User Guide article on ComparisonChain.

Author:Mark Davis, Kevin Bourrillion
Since:2.0
/** * A utility for performing a chained comparison statement. For example: * * <pre>{@code * public int compareTo(Foo that) { * return ComparisonChain.start() * .compare(this.aString, that.aString) * .compare(this.anInt, that.anInt) * .compare(this.anEnum, that.anEnum, Ordering.natural().nullsLast()) * .result(); * } * }</pre> * * <p>The value of this expression will have the same sign as the <i>first nonzero</i> comparison * result in the chain, or will be zero if every comparison result was zero. * * <p><b>Note:</b> {@code ComparisonChain} instances are <b>immutable</b>. For this utility to work * correctly, calls must be chained as illustrated above. * * <p>Performance note: Even though the {@code ComparisonChain} caller always invokes its {@code * compare} methods unconditionally, the {@code ComparisonChain} implementation stops calling its * inputs' {@link Comparable#compareTo compareTo} and {@link Comparator#compare compare} methods as * soon as one of them returns a nonzero result. This optimization is typically important only in * the presence of expensive {@code compareTo} and {@code compare} implementations. * * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href= * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/CommonObjectUtilitiesExplained#comparecompareto"> {@code * ComparisonChain}</a>. * * @author Mark Davis * @author Kevin Bourrillion * @since 2.0 */
@GwtCompatible public abstract class ComparisonChain { private ComparisonChain() {}
Begins a new chained comparison statement. See example in the class documentation.
/** Begins a new chained comparison statement. See example in the class documentation. */
public static ComparisonChain start() { return ACTIVE; } private static final ComparisonChain ACTIVE = new ComparisonChain() { @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") @Override public ComparisonChain compare(Comparable left, Comparable right) { return classify(left.compareTo(right)); } @Override public <T> ComparisonChain compare( @Nullable T left, @Nullable T right, Comparator<T> comparator) { return classify(comparator.compare(left, right)); } @Override public ComparisonChain compare(int left, int right) { return classify(Ints.compare(left, right)); } @Override public ComparisonChain compare(long left, long right) { return classify(Longs.compare(left, right)); } @Override public ComparisonChain compare(float left, float right) { return classify(Float.compare(left, right)); } @Override public ComparisonChain compare(double left, double right) { return classify(Double.compare(left, right)); } @Override public ComparisonChain compareTrueFirst(boolean left, boolean right) { return classify(Booleans.compare(right, left)); // reversed } @Override public ComparisonChain compareFalseFirst(boolean left, boolean right) { return classify(Booleans.compare(left, right)); } ComparisonChain classify(int result) { return (result < 0) ? LESS : (result > 0) ? GREATER : ACTIVE; } @Override public int result() { return 0; } }; private static final ComparisonChain LESS = new InactiveComparisonChain(-1); private static final ComparisonChain GREATER = new InactiveComparisonChain(1); private static final class InactiveComparisonChain extends ComparisonChain { final int result; InactiveComparisonChain(int result) { this.result = result; } @Override public ComparisonChain compare(@Nullable Comparable left, @Nullable Comparable right) { return this; } @Override public <T> ComparisonChain compare( @Nullable T left, @Nullable T right, @Nullable Comparator<T> comparator) { return this; } @Override public ComparisonChain compare(int left, int right) { return this; } @Override public ComparisonChain compare(long left, long right) { return this; } @Override public ComparisonChain compare(float left, float right) { return this; } @Override public ComparisonChain compare(double left, double right) { return this; } @Override public ComparisonChain compareTrueFirst(boolean left, boolean right) { return this; } @Override public ComparisonChain compareFalseFirst(boolean left, boolean right) { return this; } @Override public int result() { return result; } }
Compares two comparable objects as specified by Comparable.compareTo, if the result of this comparison chain has not already been determined.
/** * Compares two comparable objects as specified by {@link Comparable#compareTo}, <i>if</i> the * result of this comparison chain has not already been determined. */
public abstract ComparisonChain compare(Comparable<?> left, Comparable<?> right);
Compares two objects using a comparator, if the result of this comparison chain has not already been determined.
/** * Compares two objects using a comparator, <i>if</i> the result of this comparison chain has not * already been determined. */
public abstract <T> ComparisonChain compare( @Nullable T left, @Nullable T right, Comparator<T> comparator);
Compares two int values as specified by Ints.compare, if the result of this comparison chain has not already been determined.
/** * Compares two {@code int} values as specified by {@link Ints#compare}, <i>if</i> the result of * this comparison chain has not already been determined. */
public abstract ComparisonChain compare(int left, int right);
Compares two long values as specified by Longs.compare, if the result of this comparison chain has not already been determined.
/** * Compares two {@code long} values as specified by {@link Longs#compare}, <i>if</i> the result of * this comparison chain has not already been determined. */
public abstract ComparisonChain compare(long left, long right);
Compares two float values as specified by Float.compare, if the result of this comparison chain has not already been determined.
/** * Compares two {@code float} values as specified by {@link Float#compare}, <i>if</i> the result * of this comparison chain has not already been determined. */
public abstract ComparisonChain compare(float left, float right);
Compares two double values as specified by Double.compare, if the result of this comparison chain has not already been determined.
/** * Compares two {@code double} values as specified by {@link Double#compare}, <i>if</i> the result * of this comparison chain has not already been determined. */
public abstract ComparisonChain compare(double left, double right);
Discouraged synonym for compareFalseFirst.
Deprecated:Use compareFalseFirst; or, if the parameters passed are being either negated or reversed, undo the negation or reversal and use compareTrueFirst.
Since:19.0
/** * Discouraged synonym for {@link #compareFalseFirst}. * * @deprecated Use {@link #compareFalseFirst}; or, if the parameters passed are being either * negated or reversed, undo the negation or reversal and use {@link #compareTrueFirst}. * @since 19.0 */
@Deprecated public final ComparisonChain compare(Boolean left, Boolean right) { return compareFalseFirst(left, right); }
Compares two boolean values, considering true to be less than false, if the result of this comparison chain has not already been determined.
Since:12.0
/** * Compares two {@code boolean} values, considering {@code true} to be less than {@code false}, * <i>if</i> the result of this comparison chain has not already been determined. * * @since 12.0 */
public abstract ComparisonChain compareTrueFirst(boolean left, boolean right);
Compares two boolean values, considering false to be less than true, if the result of this comparison chain has not already been determined.
Since:12.0 (present as compare since 2.0)
/** * Compares two {@code boolean} values, considering {@code false} to be less than {@code true}, * <i>if</i> the result of this comparison chain has not already been determined. * * @since 12.0 (present as {@code compare} since 2.0) */
public abstract ComparisonChain compareFalseFirst(boolean left, boolean right);
Ends this comparison chain and returns its result: a value having the same sign as the first nonzero comparison result in the chain, or zero if every result was zero.
/** * Ends this comparison chain and returns its result: a value having the same sign as the first * nonzero comparison result in the chain, or zero if every result was zero. */
public abstract int result(); }