com.isti.util
Interface ExtendedComparable

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Comparable

public interface ExtendedComparable

extends java.lang.Comparable

This interface extends the Comparable interface to allow multiple ways sorting.

Field Summary

static int

NO_SORT_TYPE The value for the no sort type.

Method Summary

int	compareTo(java.lang.Object o, int sortType) Compares this object with the specified object and index for order.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Field Detail

NO_SORT_TYPE

public static final int NO_SORT_TYPE

The value for the no sort type.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object o,
                     int sortType)

Compares this object with the specified object and index for order. Returns a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is less than, equal to, or greater than the specified object.

Parameters:

o - the Object to be compared.

sortType - the sort type.

Returns:

a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is less than, equal to, or greater than the specified object.

Throws:

java.lang.ClassCastException - if the specified object's type prevents it from being compared to this Object.