org.sakaiproject.tool.assessment.util
Class BeanSortComparator

java.lang.Object
  org.sakaiproject.tool.assessment.util.BeanSortComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator

Direct Known Subclasses:

BeanDateComparator, BeanFloatComparator, BeanIntegerComparator

public class BeanSortComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator

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Version:

$Id: BeanSortComparator.java 9273 2006-05-10 22:34:28Z daisyf@stanford.edu $

Author:

$author$

Constructor Summary

protected	BeanSortComparator() Creates a new BeanSortComparator object.
	BeanSortComparator(String propertyName) The only public constructor.

Method Summary

int	compare(Object o1, Object o2) standard compare method
protected Map	describeBean(Object o) protected utility method to wrap BeanUtils

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

equals

Constructor Detail

BeanSortComparator

public BeanSortComparator(String propertyName)

The only public constructor. Requires a valid property name for a a Java Bean as a sole parameter.

Parameters:

propertyName - the property name for Java Bean to sort by

BeanSortComparator

protected BeanSortComparator()

Creates a new BeanSortComparator object.

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(Object o1,
                   Object o2)

standard compare method

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator

Parameters:

o1 - object

o2 - object

Returns:

lt, eq, gt zero depending on whether o1 lt, eq, gt o2

describeBean

protected Map describeBean(Object o)

protected utility method to wrap BeanUtils

Parameters:

o - DOCUMENTATION PENDING

Returns:

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Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - DOCUMENTATION PENDING