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org.eclipse.core.commands.common
Class NamedHandleObjectComparator


java.lang.Object
  
org.eclipse.core.commands.common.NamedHandleObjectComparator

public class NamedHandleObjectComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator
extends Object
implements Comparator

Comparator for instances of NamedHandleObject for display to an end user. The comparison is based on the name of the instances.

Constructor Summary

NamedHandleObjectComparator ()

Method Summary

int compare ( Object left, Object right)
Compares to instances of NamedHandleObject based on their names.

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

Constructor Detail

public NamedHandleObjectComparator()

Method Detail

public final int compare(
Object left,
                         
Object right)

Compares to instances of NamedHandleObject based on their names. This is useful is they are display to an end user.

Parameters:: left - The first obect to compare; may be null.; right - The second object to compare; may be null.
Returns:: -1 if left is null and right is not null; 0 if they are both null; 1 if left is not null and right is null. Otherwise, the result of left.compareTo(right).