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

java.lang.Object
- psidev.psi.mi.jami.utils.comparator.alias.AliasComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<Alias>

Direct Known Subclasses:

UnambiguousAliasComparator
```
public class AliasComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator<Alias>
```
Simple comparator for aliases. It will first compare alias types and then alias names (case sensitive) - Two aliases which are null are equals - The alias which is not null is before null. - If the alias types are not set, compares the names (case sensitive) - If both alias types are set, use CvTermComparator to compare the alias types. If they are equals, compares the names (case sensitive)
Since:
```
18/12/12
```
Version:

$Id$

Author:

Marine Dumousseau (marine@ebi.ac.uk)

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AliasComparator(Comparator<CvTerm> typeComparator)
Creates a new AliasComparator.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`compare(Alias alias1, Alias alias2)`	It will first compare alias types and then alias names (case sensitive) - Two aliases which are null are equals - The alias which is not null is before null.
`Comparator<CvTerm>`	`getTypeComparator()`	Getter for the field `typeComparator`.

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
  - AliasComparator
```
public AliasComparator(Comparator<CvTerm> typeComparator)
```
    Creates a new AliasComparator.
    
    Parameters:
    
    typeComparator - : CvTerm comparator for alias types. It is required
- Method Detail
  - getTypeComparator
```
public Comparator<CvTerm> getTypeComparator()
```
    Getter for the field typeComparator.
    
    Returns:
    
    a Comparator object.
  - compare
```
public int compare(Alias alias1,
                   Alias alias2)
```
    It will first compare alias types and then alias names (case sensitive) - Two aliases which are null are equals - The alias which is not null is before null. - If the alias types are not set, compares the names (case sensitive) - If both alias types are set, use CvTermComparator to compare the alias types. If they are equals, compares the names (case sensitive)
    
    Specified by:
    
    compare in interface Comparator<Alias>
    
    Parameters:
    
    alias1 - : first alias
    
    alias2 - : second alias
    
    Returns:
    
    the comparison value