CollectionComparator (PSI :: JAMI - Java framework for molecular interactions 3.3.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- psidev.psi.mi.jami.utils.comparator.CollectionComparator<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<Collection<? extends T>>

Direct Known Subclasses:

AliasesCollectionComparator, AnnotationsCollectionComparator, CooperativityEvidenceCollectionComparator, CvTermsCollectionComparator, FeatureCollectionComparator, ModelledInteractionCollectionComparator, ModelledParticipantCollectionComparator, ParameterCollectionComparator, ParticipantCollectionComparator, RangeCollectionComparator, VariableParameterCollectionComparator, VariableParameterValueCollectionComparator, VariableParameterValueSetCollectionComparator, XrefsCollectionComparator
```
public class CollectionComparator<T>
extends Object
implements Comparator<Collection<? extends T>>
```
A comparator for collections. Two collections are equals if they have the same content and the same size. The smallest collection will come before the longest collection.
Since:
```
20/12/12
```
Version:

$Id$

Author:

Marine Dumousseau (marine@ebi.ac.uk)

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

CollectionComparator(Comparator<T> objectComparator)
Creates a new CollectionComparator.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`compare(Collection<? extends T> ts1, Collection<? extends T> ts2)`	Two collections are equals if they have the same content and the same size.
`Comparator<T>`	`getObjectComparator()`	Getter for the field `objectComparator`.

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 Detail
  - CollectionComparator
```
public CollectionComparator(Comparator<T> objectComparator)
```
    Creates a new CollectionComparator. It requires a Comparator for the obejcts in the Collection
    
    Parameters:
    
    objectComparator - a Comparator object.
- Method Detail
  - getObjectComparator
```
public Comparator<T> getObjectComparator()
```
    Getter for the field objectComparator.
    
    Returns:
    
    a Comparator object.
  - compare
```
public int compare(Collection<? extends T> ts1,
                   Collection<? extends T> ts2)
```
    Two collections are equals if they have the same content and the same size. The smallest collection will come before the longest collection.
    
    Specified by:
    
    compare in interface Comparator<T>
    
    Parameters:
    
    ts1 - a Collection object.
    
    ts2 - a Collection object.
    
    Returns:
    
    a int.