com.raritantechnologies.utils.tree.comparators
Class TreeDescendantComparator

java.lang.Object
  com.raritantechnologies.utils.tree.comparators.TreeDescendantComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator, IComparator, IConfigurable, ITreeNodeComparator

public class TreeDescendantComparator

extends java.lang.Object

implements ITreeNodeComparator

Compares a TreeNode by applying the criterion to all of its descendents. Matches if IT or one or more of its descendants match a contained ITreeNodeComparator.

XML Configuration Template:

   <TreeNodeComparator class="com.raritantechnologies.utils.tree.comparators.TreeDescendantComparator" >

     <!-- Delegate TreeNodeComparator -->
     <TreeNodeComparator class="[ class of com.raritantechnologies.utils.tree.ITreeNodeComparator ]" >

     </TreeNodeComparator>

   </TreeNodeComparator>
 

Field Summary

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

TEMPLATE

Constructor Summary

TreeDescendantComparator()

Method Summary

int	compare(java.lang.Object ob1, java.lang.Object ob2)
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object object)
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

TreeDescendantComparator

public TreeDescendantComparator()

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