org.jvnet.hk2.component
Interface InhabitantSorter

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultRunLevelService

@Contract
public interface InhabitantSorter

Contract for sorting inhabitants.

Author:

Jeff Trent

See Also:

RunLevelService

Method Summary

List<Inhabitant<?>>

sort(List<Inhabitant<?>> inhabitants) Sorts inhabitants based on an implementation specific sorting scheme.

Method Detail

sort

List<Inhabitant<?>> sort(List<Inhabitant<?>> inhabitants)

Sorts inhabitants based on an implementation specific sorting scheme.

Parameters:

inhabitants - the inhabitants to sort. This may possibly be an unmodifiable list. Implementors are therefore cautioned to handle this case accordingly.

Returns:

the sorted list --- must not be null