org.apache.commons.io.comparator

Class AbstractFileComparator

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.io.comparator.AbstractFileComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<File>

Direct Known Subclasses:

CompositeFileComparator, DefaultFileComparator, DirectoryFileComparator, ExtensionFileComparator, LastModifiedFileComparator, NameFileComparator, PathFileComparator, ReverseFileComparator, SizeFileComparator

abstract class AbstractFileComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator<File>

Abstract class for file Comparators.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	AbstractFileComparator() Default constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
File[]	sort(File... files) Sorts an array of files.
List<File>	sort(List<File> files) Sorts a List of files.
String	toString() String representation of this file comparator.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

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

Constructor Detail

AbstractFileComparator

protected AbstractFileComparator()

Default constructor.

Method Detail

sort

public File[] sort(File... files)

Sorts an array of files.

This method uses Arrays.sort(Object[], Comparator) and returns the original array.

Parameters:

files - The files to sort, may be null.

Returns:

The sorted array.

sort

public List<File> sort(List<File> files)

Sorts a List of files.

This method uses List.sort(Comparator) and returns the original list.

Parameters:

files - The files to sort, may be null.

Returns:

The sorted list.

toString

public String toString()

String representation of this file comparator.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

String representation of this file comparator.