umcg.genetica.util

Class VectorSorter

java.lang.Object

umcg.genetica.util.VectorSorter

Direct Known Subclasses:

StringDoubleObjectSorterSortOnDouble, StringIntegerObjectSorterSortOnInteger

public class VectorSorter
extends Object

Author:

harmjan

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
VectorSorter() A default constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected boolean	lt(Object a, Object b) Compare two objects.
void	sort(Vector v) Sort the given vector.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

VectorSorter

public VectorSorter()

A default constructor. It does nothing.

Method Detail

sort

public void sort(Vector v)

Sort the given vector. By default it is assumed that the vector contains elements of type String. If not a subclass must be written which overwrites method lt(Object,Object).

Parameters:

v - a vector to be sorted

lt

protected boolean lt(Object a,
                     Object b)

Compare two objects.

By default this method works for Strings. It is meant to be overwritten for other objects.

Parameters:

a - the first object to be compared

b - the second object to be compared

Returns:

true if the first object is lower than the second one