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

java.lang.Object
- psidev.psi.mi.jami.utils.comparator.checksum.ChecksumComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<Checksum>

Direct Known Subclasses:

UnambiguousChecksumComparator
```
public class ChecksumComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator<Checksum>
```
Simple comparator for checksum. It will first compares the method using a CvTermComparator and then it will compare the checksum values - 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

ChecksumComparator(Comparator<CvTerm> termComparator)
Creates a new ChecksumComparator.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`compare(Checksum checksum1, Checksum checksum2)`	It will first compares the method using a CvTermComparator and then it will compare the checksum values - Two annotations which are null are equals - The annotation which is not null is before null.
`Comparator<CvTerm>`	`getMethodComparator()`	Getter for the field `methodComparator`.

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
  - ChecksumComparator
```
public ChecksumComparator(Comparator<CvTerm> termComparator)
```
    Creates a new ChecksumComparator.
    
    Parameters:
    
    termComparator - : comparator for the method which is required
- Method Detail
  - getMethodComparator
```
public Comparator<CvTerm> getMethodComparator()
```
    Getter for the field methodComparator.
    
    Returns:
    
    a Comparator object.
  - compare
```
public int compare(Checksum checksum1,
                   Checksum checksum2)
```
    It will first compares the method using a CvTermComparator and then it will compare the checksum values - Two annotations which are null are equals - The annotation which is not null is before null. - use CvTermComparator 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.
    
    Specified by:
    
    compare in interface Comparator<Checksum>
    
    Parameters:
    
    checksum1 - : the first checksum
    
    checksum2 - : the second checksum
    
    Returns:
    
    the comparison value