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package sun.jvm.hotspot.utilities;

/** An interval is an immutable data structure defined by its two
    endpoints. */

import java.util.Comparator;

public class Interval {
  private Object lowEndpoint;
  private Object highEndpoint;

  
It is required that the low endpoint be less than or equal to the high endpoint according to the Comparator which will be passed into the overlaps() routines.
/** It is required that the low endpoint be less than or equal to the high endpoint according to the Comparator which will be passed into the overlaps() routines. */
public Interval(Object lowEndpoint, Object highEndpoint) { this.lowEndpoint = lowEndpoint; this.highEndpoint = highEndpoint; } public Object getLowEndpoint() { return lowEndpoint; } public Object getHighEndpoint() { return highEndpoint; }
This takes the Interval to compare against as well as a Comparator which will be applied to the low and high endpoints of the given intervals.
/** This takes the Interval to compare against as well as a Comparator which will be applied to the low and high endpoints of the given intervals. */
public boolean overlaps(Interval arg, Comparator endpointComparator) { return overlaps(arg.getLowEndpoint(), arg.getHighEndpoint(), endpointComparator); }
Routine which can be used instead of the one taking an interval, for the situation where the endpoints are being retrieved from different data structures
/** Routine which can be used instead of the one taking an interval, for the situation where the endpoints are being retrieved from different data structures */
public boolean overlaps(Object otherLowEndpoint, Object otherHighEndpoint, Comparator endpointComparator) { if (endpointComparator.compare(highEndpoint, otherLowEndpoint) <= 0) { return false; } if (endpointComparator.compare(lowEndpoint, otherHighEndpoint) >= 0) { return false; } return true; } public String toString() { return "[ " + getLowEndpoint().toString() + ", " + getHighEndpoint().toString() + ")"; } }