local.tomas.util.comparator
Class StringComparator

java.lang.Object
  local.tomas.util.comparator.StringComparator

public abstract class StringComparator
extends Object

Static string comparator permitting null operands.

Author:

tomas.teubner

See Also:

NullComparator

Method Summary

static int	compare(String o1, String o2) Compare two strings.
static int	compareIgnoreCase(String o1, String o2) Compare two strings ignoring case.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

compare

public static int compare(String o1,
                          String o2)

Compare two strings.

Parameters:

o1 - first string

o2 - second string

Returns:

-1 if first string is before second, 1 if second before first, or 0 if strings are equal

compareIgnoreCase

public static int compareIgnoreCase(String o1,
                                    String o2)

Compare two strings ignoring case.

Parameters:

o1 - first string

o2 - second string

Returns:

-1 if first string is before second, 1 if second before first, or 0 if strings are equal