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package org.apache.commons.io.comparator;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Comparator;
Compare the last modified date/time of two files for order (see File.lastModified()
).
This comparator can be used to sort lists or arrays of files
by their last modified date/time.
Example of sorting a list of files using the LASTMODIFIED_COMPARATOR
singleton instance:
List<File> list = ...
((AbstractFileComparator) LastModifiedFileComparator.LASTMODIFIED_COMPARATOR).sort(list);
Example of doing a reverse sort of an array of files using the LASTMODIFIED_REVERSE
singleton instance:
File[] array = ...
((AbstractFileComparator) LastModifiedFileComparator.LASTMODIFIED_REVERSE).sort(array);
Since: 1.4
/**
* Compare the <b>last modified date/time</b> of two files for order
* (see {@link File#lastModified()}).
* <p>
* This comparator can be used to sort lists or arrays of files
* by their last modified date/time.
* <p>
* Example of sorting a list of files using the
* {@link #LASTMODIFIED_COMPARATOR} singleton instance:
* <pre>
* List<File> list = ...
* ((AbstractFileComparator) LastModifiedFileComparator.LASTMODIFIED_COMPARATOR).sort(list);
* </pre>
* <p>
* Example of doing a <i>reverse</i> sort of an array of files using the
* {@link #LASTMODIFIED_REVERSE} singleton instance:
* <pre>
* File[] array = ...
* ((AbstractFileComparator) LastModifiedFileComparator.LASTMODIFIED_REVERSE).sort(array);
* </pre>
* <p>
*
* @since 1.4
*/
public class LastModifiedFileComparator extends AbstractFileComparator implements Serializable {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 7372168004395734046L;
Last modified comparator instance /** Last modified comparator instance */
public static final Comparator<File> LASTMODIFIED_COMPARATOR = new LastModifiedFileComparator();
Reverse last modified comparator instance /** Reverse last modified comparator instance */
public static final Comparator<File> LASTMODIFIED_REVERSE = new ReverseComparator(LASTMODIFIED_COMPARATOR);
Compare the last the last modified date/time of two files.
Params: - file1 – The first file to compare
- file2 – The second file to compare
Returns: a negative value if the first file's lastmodified date/time
is less than the second, zero if the lastmodified date/time are the
same and a positive value if the first files lastmodified date/time
is greater than the second file.
/**
* Compare the last the last modified date/time of two files.
*
* @param file1 The first file to compare
* @param file2 The second file to compare
* @return a negative value if the first file's lastmodified date/time
* is less than the second, zero if the lastmodified date/time are the
* same and a positive value if the first files lastmodified date/time
* is greater than the second file.
*
*/
@Override
public int compare(final File file1, final File file2) {
final long result = file1.lastModified() - file2.lastModified();
if (result < 0) {
return -1;
} else if (result > 0) {
return 1;
} else {
return 0;
}
}
}