Package de.xima.fc.utils

Class XComparisonUtils

java.lang.Object

de.xima.fc.utils.XComparisonUtils

public class XComparisonUtils
extends Object

Utilities for Comparator and Comparable.

Since:

2.1.0

Author:

XIMA MEDIA GmbH

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T> Comparator<T>	comparingInStages(Comparator<T>... stages)	Creates a comparator that compares items in stages.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

comparingInStages

@SafeVarargs
public static <T> Comparator<T> comparingInStages(Comparator<T>... stages)

Creates a comparator that compares items in stages. Compared to building the comparator via Comparator.thenComparing(Comparator), this method better support type parameter inference.

Type Parameters:

T - Type of the items.

Parameters:

stages - Stages by which to compare.

Returns:

A comparator that compares first by the first comparator, then by the second comparator if they are equal, then by the third comparator etc.