org.knime.core.data

Class StringValueComparator

java.lang.Object

org.knime.core.data.DataValueComparator

org.knime.core.data.StringValueComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<DataCell>

public class StringValueComparator
extends DataValueComparator

Comparator returned by the StringValue interface.

Author:

Michael Berthold, University of Konstanz

See Also:

StringValue.StringUtilityFactory

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
StringValueComparator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compareDataValues(DataValue v1, DataValue v2) Compares two StringValues based on their lexicographical order.

Methods inherited from class org.knime.core.data.DataValueComparator

compare

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

comparing, comparing, comparingDouble, comparingInt, comparingLong, equals, naturalOrder, nullsFirst, nullsLast, reversed, reverseOrder, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

Constructor Detail

StringValueComparator

public StringValueComparator()

Method Detail

compareDataValues

public int compareDataValues(DataValue v1,
                             DataValue v2)

Compares two StringValues based on their lexicographical order.

Specified by:

compareDataValues in class DataValueComparator

Parameters:

v1 - the first DataValue to compare the other with

v2 - the other DataValue to compare the first with

Returns:

return -1 if v1 is smaller than v2, +1 if v1 is larger than v2, 0 otherwise

See Also:

#compareDataValues(DataValue, DataValue)