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

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<T>

Direct Known Subclasses:

UnambiguousExactModelledParticipantInteractorComparator, UnambiguousExactParticipantEvidenceInteractorComparator, UnambiguousExactParticipantInteractorComparator, UnambiguousModelledParticipantInteractorComparator, UnambiguousParticipantEvidenceInteractorComparator, UnambiguousParticipantInteractorComparator
```
public class ParticipantInteractorComparator<T extends Entity>
extends Object
implements Comparator<T>
```
Participant comparator only based on the interactor. It will compare the interactors using InteractorComparator. This comparator will ignore all the other properties of a participant.
Since:
```
16/01/13
```
Version:

$Id$

Author:

Marine Dumousseau (marine@ebi.ac.uk)

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ParticipantInteractorComparator(InteractorComparator interactorComparator)
Creates a new ParticipantInteractorComparator.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`compare(T participant1, T participant2)`	It will compare the interactors using InteractorComparator.
`InteractorComparator`	`getInteractorComparator()`	Getter for the field `interactorComparator`.
`void`	`setInteractorComparator(InteractorComparator interactorComparator)`	Setter for the field `interactorComparator`.

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
  - ParticipantInteractorComparator
```
public ParticipantInteractorComparator(InteractorComparator interactorComparator)
```
    Creates a new ParticipantInteractorComparator.
    
    Parameters:
    
    interactorComparator - : the interactor comparator required to compare the interactor
- Method Detail
  - setInteractorComparator
```
public void setInteractorComparator(InteractorComparator interactorComparator)
```
    Setter for the field interactorComparator.
    
    Parameters:
    
    interactorComparator - a InteractorComparator object.
  - getInteractorComparator
```
public InteractorComparator getInteractorComparator()
```
    Getter for the field interactorComparator.
    
    Returns:
    
    a InteractorComparator object.
  - compare
```
public int compare(T participant1,
                   T participant2)
```
    It will compare the interactors using InteractorComparator. This comparator will ignore all the other properties of a participant.
    
    Specified by:
    
    compare in interface Comparator<T extends Entity>
    
    Parameters:
    
    participant1 - a T object.
    
    participant2 - a T object.
    
    Returns:
    
    a int.