ComparableVersion (hotswap-agent-core 2.0.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.hotswap.agent.versions.ComparableVersion

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable<ComparableVersion>
```
public class ComparableVersion
extends Object
implements Comparable<ComparableVersion>
```
Generic implementation of version comparison.
Features:
- mixing of '-' (dash) and '.' (dot) separators,
- transition between characters and digits also constitutes a separator: 1.0alpha1 => [1, 0, alpha, 1]
- unlimited number of version components,
- version components in the text can be digits or strings,
- strings are checked for well-known qualifiers and the qualifier ordering is used for version ordering. Well-known qualifiers (case insensitive) are:
  - alpha or a
  - beta or b
  - milestone or m
  - rc or cr
  - snapshot
  - (the empty string) or ga or final
  - sp
  Unknown qualifiers are considered after known qualifiers, with lexical order (always case insensitive),
- a dash usually precedes a qualifier, and is always less important than something preceded with a dot.
Author:

Kenney Westerhof, Hervé Boutemy

See Also:

"Versioning" on Maven Wiki

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ComparableVersion(String version)
Instantiates a new comparable version.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`compareTo(ComparableVersion o)`
`boolean`	`equals(Object o)`
`String`	`getCanonical()`	Gets the canonical.
`int`	`hashCode()`
`static void`	`main(String... args)`	Main to test version parsing and comparison.
`void`	`parseVersion(String version)`	Parses the version.
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ComparableVersion
```
public ComparableVersion(String version)
```
    Instantiates a new comparable version.
    
    Parameters:
    
    version - the version
- Method Detail
  - parseVersion
```
public final void parseVersion(String version)
```
    Parses the version.
    
    Parameters:
    
    version - the version
  - compareTo
```
public int compareTo(ComparableVersion o)
```
    Specified by:
    
    compareTo in interface Comparable<ComparableVersion>
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
  - getCanonical
```
public String getCanonical()
```
    Gets the canonical.
    
    Returns:
    
    the canonical
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object o)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - main
```
public static void main(String... args)
```
    Main to test version parsing and comparison.
    
    Parameters:
    
    args - the version strings to parse and compare