Package com.zybooks.dsaj.util

Class DefaultComparator<E>

java.lang.Object

com.zybooks.dsaj.util.DefaultComparator<E>

Type Parameters:

E - an element type

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<E>

public class DefaultComparator<E>
extends Object
implements Comparator<E>

Comparator based on the compareTo method of a Comparable element type.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DefaultComparator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	compare(E a, E b)	Compares two elements.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

equals, reversed, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

Constructor Details

DefaultComparator

public DefaultComparator()

Method Details

compare

public int compare(E a,
 E b)
            throws ClassCastException

Compares two elements.

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator<E>

Parameters:

a - the first of two elements to compare

b - the second of two elements to compare

Returns:

a negative integer if a is less than b, zero if a equals b, or a positive integer if a is greater than b

Throws:

ClassCastException