com.raritantechnologies.utils.comparators
Class FloatingPointComparator

java.lang.Object
  com.raritantechnologies.utils.comparators.FloatingPointComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator, IComparator, IConfigurable

public class FloatingPointComparator

extends java.lang.Object

implements IComparator

Used to compare floating point numbers. Includes a tolerance factor for both equals and numeric comparisons.

XML Configuration Template:

   <Comparator class="com.raritantechnologies.utils.comparators.FloatingPointComparator"
                  value="[ the comparison value (a floating point number )]"
                  tolerance="[ error that will be accepted for comparisons ]" />
 

Developed by Raritan Technologies Inc..

Author:

Ted Sullivan

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface com.raritantechnologies.utils.comparators.IComparator

TEMPLATE

Constructor Summary

FloatingPointComparator()

Method Summary

int	compare(java.lang.Object ob1, java.lang.Object ob2)
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object object)
java.lang.String	getConfigurationXML()
java.lang.String	getConfigurationXML(java.lang.String configurationTemplate)
void	getConfigurationXML(java.io.Writer writer)
void	initialize(org.w3c.dom.Element elem) Initializes the object from an XML tag or element.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FloatingPointComparator

public FloatingPointComparator()

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object object)

Specified by:

equals in interface java.util.Comparator

compare

public int compare(java.lang.Object ob1,
                   java.lang.Object ob2)

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator

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

getConfigurationXML

public void getConfigurationXML(java.io.Writer writer)
                         throws java.io.IOException

Throws:

java.io.IOException

getConfigurationXML

public java.lang.String getConfigurationXML()

getConfigurationXML

public java.lang.String getConfigurationXML(java.lang.String configurationTemplate)