Class CollatorComparator

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.util.Comparator<java.lang.String>
    Direct Known Subclasses:
    LocaleComparator

    public class CollatorComparator
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements java.util.Comparator<java.lang.String>
    A comparator that sorts Strings using a Collator. This class is needed because, even though Collator implements Comparator<Object> and the required compare(String, String) method, you can't safely cast Collator to Comparator<String>.
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      CollatorComparator()
      Default constructor uses the current locale's collator.
      CollatorComparator​(java.text.Collator collator)
      Construct with a specific collator.
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      int compare​(java.lang.String str1, java.lang.String str2)  
      void setCollator​(java.text.Collator collator)
      Specify a new collator.
      • 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, reversed, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong
    • Constructor Detail

      • CollatorComparator

        public CollatorComparator()
        Default constructor uses the current locale's collator.
      • CollatorComparator

        public CollatorComparator​(java.text.Collator collator)
        Construct with a specific collator.
        Parameters:
        collator - the collator to be used for comparisons
    • Method Detail

      • compare

        public int compare​(java.lang.String str1,
                           java.lang.String str2)
        Specified by:
        compare in interface java.util.Comparator<java.lang.String>
      • setCollator

        public void setCollator​(java.text.Collator collator)
        Specify a new collator.
        Parameters:
        collator - the collator to be used from now on