net.datastructures
Class DefaultComparator<E>

java.lang.Object
  net.datastructures.DefaultComparator<E>

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator<E>

public class DefaultComparator<E>
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Comparator<E>

Comparator based on the natural ordering

Author:

Michael Goodrich

Constructor Summary

DefaultComparator()

Method Summary

int	compare(E a, E b) Compares two given elements

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

equals

Constructor Detail

DefaultComparator

public DefaultComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(E a,
                   E b)
            throws java.lang.ClassCastException

Compares two given elements

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator<E>

Returns:

a negative integer if a is less than b, zero if a equals b, or a positive integer if a is greater than b

Throws:

java.lang.ClassCastException