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

java.lang.Object
- psidev.psi.mi.jami.utils.comparator.publication.DefaultPublicationComparator

```
public class DefaultPublicationComparator
extends Object
```
Default publication comparator It will only look at IMEx identifiers if both are set. If one IMEx identifier is not set and both identifiers are set, it will only look at the identifiers using DefaultExternalIdentifierComparator. If one publication identifier is not set, it will look at first publication title (case insensitive), then the authors (order is taken into account), then the journal (case insensitive) and finally the publication date. - Two publications which are null are equals
Since:
```
21/12/12
```
Version:

$Id$

Author:

Marine Dumousseau (marine@ebi.ac.uk)

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

DefaultPublicationComparator()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static boolean`	`areEquals(Publication publication1, Publication publication2)`	Use DefaultPublicationComparator to know if two publications are equals.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - DefaultPublicationComparator
```
public DefaultPublicationComparator()
```
- Method Detail
  - areEquals
```
public static boolean areEquals(Publication publication1,
                                Publication publication2)
```
    Use DefaultPublicationComparator to know if two publications are equals.
    
    Parameters:
    
    publication1 - a Publication object.
    
    publication2 - a Publication object.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the two publications are equal