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package org.apache.commons.collections4.comparators;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Comparator;
A Comparator
for Boolean
objects that can sort either true or false first. See Also: Since: 3.0
/**
* A {@link Comparator} for {@link Boolean} objects that can sort either
* true or false first.
*
* @see #getTrueFirstComparator()
* @see #getFalseFirstComparator()
* @see #booleanComparator(boolean)
*
* @since 3.0
*/
public final class BooleanComparator implements Comparator<Boolean>, Serializable {
Serialization version. /** Serialization version. */
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1830042991606340609L;
Constant "true first" reference. /** Constant "true first" reference. */
private static final BooleanComparator TRUE_FIRST = new BooleanComparator(true);
Constant "false first" reference. /** Constant "false first" reference. */
private static final BooleanComparator FALSE_FIRST = new BooleanComparator(false);
true
iff true
values sort before false
values. /** <code>true</code> iff <code>true</code> values sort before <code>false</code> values. */
private boolean trueFirst = false;
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Returns a BooleanComparator instance that sorts
true
values before false
values.
Clients are encouraged to use the value returned from
this method instead of constructing a new instance
to reduce allocation and garbage collection overhead when
multiple BooleanComparators may be used in the same
virtual machine.
Returns: the true first singleton BooleanComparator
/**
* Returns a BooleanComparator instance that sorts
* <code>true</code> values before <code>false</code> values.
* <p>
* Clients are encouraged to use the value returned from
* this method instead of constructing a new instance
* to reduce allocation and garbage collection overhead when
* multiple BooleanComparators may be used in the same
* virtual machine.
* </p>
*
* @return the true first singleton BooleanComparator
*/
public static BooleanComparator getTrueFirstComparator() {
return TRUE_FIRST;
}
Returns a BooleanComparator instance that sorts
false
values before true
values.
Clients are encouraged to use the value returned from
this method instead of constructing a new instance
to reduce allocation and garbage collection overhead when
multiple BooleanComparators may be used in the same
virtual machine.
Returns: the false first singleton BooleanComparator
/**
* Returns a BooleanComparator instance that sorts
* <code>false</code> values before <code>true</code> values.
* <p>
* Clients are encouraged to use the value returned from
* this method instead of constructing a new instance
* to reduce allocation and garbage collection overhead when
* multiple BooleanComparators may be used in the same
* virtual machine.
* </p>
*
* @return the false first singleton BooleanComparator
*/
public static BooleanComparator getFalseFirstComparator() {
return FALSE_FIRST;
}
Returns a BooleanComparator instance that sorts
trueFirst
values before
!trueFirst
values.
Clients are encouraged to use the value returned from
this method instead of constructing a new instance
to reduce allocation and garbage collection overhead when
multiple BooleanComparators may be used in the same
virtual machine.
Params: - trueFirst – when
true
, sort
true
Boolean
s before false
Returns: a singleton BooleanComparator instance Since: 4.0
/**
* Returns a BooleanComparator instance that sorts
* <code><i>trueFirst</i></code> values before
* <code>!<i>trueFirst</i></code> values.
* <p>
* Clients are encouraged to use the value returned from
* this method instead of constructing a new instance
* to reduce allocation and garbage collection overhead when
* multiple BooleanComparators may be used in the same
* virtual machine.
* </p>
*
* @param trueFirst when <code>true</code>, sort
* <code>true</code> <code>Boolean</code>s before <code>false</code>
* @return a singleton BooleanComparator instance
* @since 4.0
*/
public static BooleanComparator booleanComparator(final boolean trueFirst) {
return trueFirst ? TRUE_FIRST : FALSE_FIRST;
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Creates a BooleanComparator
that sorts
false
values before true
values.
Equivalent to BooleanComparator(false)
.
Please use the static factory instead whenever possible.
/**
* Creates a <code>BooleanComparator</code> that sorts
* <code>false</code> values before <code>true</code> values.
* <p>
* Equivalent to {@link #BooleanComparator(boolean) BooleanComparator(false)}.
* <p>
* Please use the static factory instead whenever possible.
*/
public BooleanComparator() {
this(false);
}
Creates a BooleanComparator
that sorts
trueFirst
values before
!trueFirst
values.
Please use the static factories instead whenever possible.
Params: - trueFirst – when
true
, sort
true
boolean values before false
/**
* Creates a <code>BooleanComparator</code> that sorts
* <code><i>trueFirst</i></code> values before
* <code>!<i>trueFirst</i></code> values.
* <p>
* Please use the static factories instead whenever possible.
*
* @param trueFirst when <code>true</code>, sort
* <code>true</code> boolean values before <code>false</code>
*/
public BooleanComparator(final boolean trueFirst) {
this.trueFirst = trueFirst;
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Params: - b1 – the first boolean to compare
- b2 – the second boolean to compare
Throws: - NullPointerException – when either argument
null
Returns: negative if obj1 is less, positive if greater, zero if equal
/**
* Compares two non-<code>null</code> <code>Boolean</code> objects
* according to the value of {@link #sortsTrueFirst()}.
*
* @param b1 the first boolean to compare
* @param b2 the second boolean to compare
* @return negative if obj1 is less, positive if greater, zero if equal
* @throws NullPointerException when either argument <code>null</code>
*/
@Override
public int compare(final Boolean b1, final Boolean b2) {
final boolean v1 = b1.booleanValue();
final boolean v2 = b2.booleanValue();
return (v1 ^ v2) ? ( (v1 ^ trueFirst) ? 1 : -1 ) : 0;
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Implement a hash code for this comparator that is consistent with equals
. Returns: a hash code for this comparator.
/**
* Implement a hash code for this comparator that is consistent with
* {@link #equals(Object) equals}.
*
* @return a hash code for this comparator.
*/
@Override
public int hashCode() {
final int hash = "BooleanComparator".hashCode();
return trueFirst ? -1 * hash : hash;
}
Returns true
iff that Object is is a Comparator
whose ordering is known to be equivalent to mine.
This implementation returns true
iff that
is a BooleanComparator
whose value of sortsTrueFirst()
is equal to mine.
Params: - object – the object to compare to
Returns: true if equal
/**
* Returns <code>true</code> iff <i>that</i> Object is
* is a {@link Comparator} whose ordering is known to be
* equivalent to mine.
* <p>
* This implementation returns <code>true</code>
* iff <code><i>that</i></code> is a {@link BooleanComparator}
* whose value of {@link #sortsTrueFirst()} is equal to mine.
*
* @param object the object to compare to
* @return true if equal
*/
@Override
public boolean equals(final Object object) {
return (this == object) ||
((object instanceof BooleanComparator) &&
(this.trueFirst == ((BooleanComparator)object).trueFirst));
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Returns true
iff
I sort true
values before
false
values. In other words,
returns true
iff compare(Boolean.FALSE,Boolean.TRUE)
returns a positive value. Returns: the trueFirst flag
/**
* Returns <code>true</code> iff
* I sort <code>true</code> values before
* <code>false</code> values. In other words,
* returns <code>true</code> iff
* {@link #compare(Boolean,Boolean) compare(Boolean.FALSE,Boolean.TRUE)}
* returns a positive value.
*
* @return the trueFirst flag
*/
public boolean sortsTrueFirst() {
return trueFirst;
}
}