com.raritantechnologies.searchApp
Interface IResultComparator

All Superinterfaces:

java.util.Comparator, IConfigurable

All Known Implementing Classes:

CompositeResultComparator, FieldComparator, ResultFieldLengthComparator

public interface IResultComparator

extends IConfigurable, java.util.Comparator

Base interface for objects that can compare two IResult objects for relative ordering. extends basic Java comparator interface so that IResultComparators can be used in Collections.sort( ) applications.

Developed by Raritan Technologies .

Author:

Ted Sullivan

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

TEMPLATE

Method Summary

int	compare(IResult res1, IResult res2)
void	initialize(org.w3c.dom.Element elem) Initializes the object from an XML tag or element.
void	setContext(java.util.Map parameterMap)

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

compare, equals

Field Detail

TEMPLATE

public static final java.lang.String TEMPLATE

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

initialize

public void initialize(org.w3c.dom.Element elem)

Description copied from interface: IConfigurable

Initializes the object from an XML tag or element. This method is called by the Framework as part of the application initializtion. see ConfigurationManager, XMLConfigurationManager, XMLSearchFieldMapFactory, XMLSearchSourceFactory. Configurable objects that are owned or contained by other configurable objects will be initialized in by the parent object.

Specified by:

initialize in interface IConfigurable

setContext

public void setContext(java.util.Map parameterMap)

compare

public int compare(IResult res1,
                   IResult res2)