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

java.lang.Object
- psidev.psi.mi.jami.utils.comparator.annotation.DefaultAnnotationComparator

```
public class DefaultAnnotationComparator
extends Object
```
Default annotation comparator It compares first the topics and then the value (case insensitive) - Two annotations which are null are equals - The annotation which is not null is before null. - use DefaultCvTermComparator to compare the topics. If they are equals, compares the values (case insensitive) - If both annotations have same topic, the one with a null value is always after the one with a non null value.
Since:
```
18/12/12
```
Version:

$Id$

Author:

Marine Dumousseau (marine@ebi.ac.uk)

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

DefaultAnnotationComparator()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static boolean`	`areEquals(Annotation annotation1, Annotation annotation2)`	Use DefaultAnnotationComparator to know if two annotations are equals.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - DefaultAnnotationComparator
```
public DefaultAnnotationComparator()
```
- Method Detail
  - areEquals
```
public static boolean areEquals(Annotation annotation1,
                                Annotation annotation2)
```
    Use DefaultAnnotationComparator to know if two annotations are equals.
    
    Parameters:
    
    annotation1 - a Annotation object.
    
    annotation2 - a Annotation object.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the two annotations are equal