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gnu.CORBA.NamingService

Class NameComponentComparator

Implemented Interfaces:
Comparator<T>
public final class NameComponentComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator<T>
This class implements the name component comparator, needed to sort and compare the name components in maps and sorted sets.

Field Summary

static NameComponentComparator
singleton
The singleton instance of the name comparator.

Method Summary

int
compare(Object nc_a, Object nc_b)
Compare the two names components.
boolean
equals(Object x)
All instances of this class are equal.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, extends Object> getClass, finalize, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

singleton

public static final NameComponentComparator singleton
The singleton instance of the name comparator.

Method Details

compare

public final int compare(Object nc_a,
                         Object nc_b)
Compare the two names components.
Parameters:
nc_a - the first name component.
nc_b - the second name component.
Returns:
0 if the name components are equal, non zero value as result of comparison otherwise.
Throws:
BAD_PARAM - if one of the components is empty or has NameComponent.id or NameComponent.kind field intialised to null.

equals

public boolean equals(Object x)
All instances of this class are equal.
Specified by:
equals in interface Comparator<T>
Overrides:
equals in interface Object
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