speiger.src.collections.chars.functions

Interface CharComparator

All Superinterfaces:

java.util.Comparator<java.lang.Character>

All Known Implementing Classes:

CharComparator.Reversed

public interface CharComparator
extends java.util.Comparator<java.lang.Character>

Type-Specific Class for Comparator to reduce (un)boxing

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static class	CharComparator.Reversed A Type Specific Reversed Comparator to reduce boxing/unboxing

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
default int	compare(java.lang.Character o1, java.lang.Character o2) Deprecated. Please use the corresponding type-specific function instead.
int	compare(char o1, char o2) Type-Specific compare function to reduce (un)boxing
static CharComparator	of(java.util.Comparator<java.lang.Character> c) A Wrapper function to convert a Non-Type-Specific Comparator to a Type-Specific-Comparator
default CharComparator	reversed()

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

comparing, comparing, comparingDouble, comparingInt, comparingLong, equals, naturalOrder, nullsFirst, nullsLast, reverseOrder, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

Method Detail

compare

int compare(char o1,
            char o2)

Type-Specific compare function to reduce (un)boxing

Parameters:

o1 - the first object to be compared.

o2 - the second object to be compared.

Returns:

a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as the first argument is less than, equal to, or greater than the second.

See Also:

Comparator.compare(Object, Object)

compare

@Deprecated
default int compare(java.lang.Character o1,
                                 java.lang.Character o2)

Deprecated. Please use the corresponding type-specific function instead.

This default implementation delegates to the corresponding type-specific function.

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator<java.lang.Character>

of

static CharComparator of(java.util.Comparator<java.lang.Character> c)

A Wrapper function to convert a Non-Type-Specific Comparator to a Type-Specific-Comparator

Parameters:

c - comparator to convert

Returns:

the wrapper of the comparator

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if the comparator is null

reversed

default CharComparator reversed()

Specified by:

reversed in interface java.util.Comparator<java.lang.Character>