com.jalios.util
Class DateComparator<T>

java.lang.Object
  com.jalios.util.DateComparator<T>

Type Parameters:

T - With the main implementation, T must be a sub class of java.util.Date

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator<T>

Direct Known Subclasses:

DateDescendingComparator

public class DateComparator<T>
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Comparator<T>

This class implements a Comparator which compares two Date objects in the ascending order.

Version:

$Revision: 23896 $

Author:

Olivier Jaquemet

See Also:

Comparator

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

REVISION

Constructor Summary

DateComparator()

Method Summary

int	compare(T o1, T o2)
static int	compareDate(java.util.Date d1, java.util.Date d2) Compares two Dates in ascending order.

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

Field Detail

REVISION

public static final java.lang.String REVISION

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

DateComparator

public DateComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(T o1,
                   T o2)

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator<T>

compareDate

public static int compareDate(java.util.Date d1,
                              java.util.Date d2)

Compares two Dates in ascending order.

Parameters:

d1 - the first date

d2 - the second date

Returns:

-1, 0 or 1 if d1 is lower than, equals or greater than d2