Class StaffComparator

java.lang.Object

org.deltava.comparators.AbstractComparator<Staff>

org.deltava.comparators.StaffComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparator<Staff>

public class StaffComparator
extends AbstractComparator<Staff>

A Comparator for Staff Profiles.

Since:

1.0

Version:

8.0

Author:

Luke

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final int	AREA
static final int	LASTNAME
static final String[]	TYPES

Fields inherited from class AbstractComparator

_comparisonType, _typeNames

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected int	_comparisonType	The criteria by which to compare objects.
protected String[]	_typeNames	Text descriptions of the different comparison types.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
StaffComparator(int comparisonType)	Initializes the comparator.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected int	compareImpl(Staff o1, Staff o2)	Compares two Staff Profiles by the designated criteria.
boolean	hasAreas()	Returns whether functional areas have been loaded.
void	setAreas(Collection<String> areas)	Initializes the functional areas.

Methods inherited from class AbstractComparator

compare, getComparisonType, getTypeNames, setComparisonType, setComparisonType

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
final int	compare(Staff o1, Staff o2)	Return the result by interrogating the implementation and applying a reverse sort if requred.
int	getComparisonType()	Return the comparison type.
String[]	getTypeNames()	Return the list of comparison type names.
void	setComparisonType(int type)	Sets the comparison type.
void	setComparisonType(String type)	Sets the comparison type.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface Comparator

equals, max, min, reversed, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

Field Details

AREA

public static final int AREA

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

LASTNAME

public static final int LASTNAME

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

TYPES

public static final String[] TYPES

Constructor Details

StaffComparator

public StaffComparator(int comparisonType)

Initializes the comparator.

Parameters:

comparisonType - the comparison type code

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if an invalide code is specified

Method Details

hasAreas

public boolean hasAreas()

Returns whether functional areas have been loaded.

Returns:

TRUE if areas are present, otherwise FALSE

setAreas

public void setAreas(Collection<String> areas)

Initializes the functional areas.

Parameters:

areas - an ordered Collection of area names

See Also:

• AREA

compareImpl

protected int compareImpl(Staff o1,
 Staff o2)

Compares two Staff Profiles by the designated criteria.

Specified by:

compareImpl in class AbstractComparator<Staff>

Parameters:

o1 - The first object to compare

o2 - The second object to compare

Returns:

-1, 0, 1 as defined by the compareTo(Object, Object) interface

Throws:

ClassCastException - if either object is not a Staff

See Also:

• Comparator.compare(Object, Object)