hlt.language.util

Class LexComparableString

java.lang.Object

hlt.language.util.LexComparableString

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable

Direct Known Subclasses:

TupleFieldName

public class LexComparableString
extends java.lang.Object
implements Comparable

This is a wrapper of the Java String class implementing the Comparable interface using lexicographic ordering.

Version:

Last modified on Tue Jun 19 17:37:42 2012 by hak

Author:

Hassan Aït-Kaci

Copyright:

© Hassan Aït-Kaci

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
LexComparableString(java.lang.String s)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object object)
int	hashCode()
boolean	isEqualTo(java.lang.String string)
boolean	lessThan(Comparable other) Important: this should be a strict inequality.
java.lang.String	string()
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

LexComparableString

public LexComparableString(java.lang.String s)

Method Detail

string

public final java.lang.String string()

lessThan

public final boolean lessThan(Comparable other)

Description copied from interface: Comparable

Important: this should be a strict inequality. In other words, it must return false for equal objects. If not, a sorting procedure like QuickSort may loop forever.

Specified by:

lessThan in interface Comparable

hashCode

public final int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

isEqualTo

public final boolean isEqualTo(java.lang.String string)

equals

public final boolean equals(java.lang.Object object)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

toString

public final java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object