byucc.jhdl.util
Interface Comparator

public interface Comparator

An interface for comparing two objects.

Note: This interface is compatible with the Comparator interface that is in Java 2. Since we are still using Java 1.1 I will just make this interface. When we move to Java 2, this interface can easily be eliminated.

Method Summary

int	compare(java.lang.Object a, java.lang.Object b) Compare objects a and b.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object a, java.lang.Object b) Compare two objects for equality.

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(java.lang.Object a,
                   java.lang.Object b)

Compare objects a and b. Return value will be negative, 0, or positive if a < b, a == b, or a > b respectively.

Returns:

negative, 0, or positive if ab respectively.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object a,
                      java.lang.Object b)

Compare two objects for equality.

Returns:

the same value as (compare(a,b) == 0)