org.dlese.dpc.xml
Class Dom4jNodeListComparator

java.lang.Object
  org.dlese.dpc.xml.Dom4jNodeListComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator

public class Dom4jNodeListComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator

Compares two dom4j nodes using an xPath. Note that a dom4j Node List can be sorted using the native method: List sortedList = document.selectNodes("/ListSets/set","setName");

Version:

$Id: Dom4jNodeListComparator.java,v 1.2 2009/03/20 23:34:01 jweather Exp $

Author:

John Weatherley

Field Summary

static int	ASCENDING Sort ascending.
static int	DESCENDING Sort descending.

Constructor Summary

Dom4jNodeListComparator(String xPath)
Default constructor that sorts descending.

Dom4jNodeListComparator(String xPath, int sortOrder)
Constructor that allows setting the sort order by ascending or descending.

Method Summary

int	compare(Object o1, Object o2) Compares two dom4j Nodes for sorting by an xPath.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

equals

Field Detail

ASCENDING

public static final int ASCENDING

Sort ascending.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

DESCENDING

public static final int DESCENDING

Sort descending.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Dom4jNodeListComparator

public Dom4jNodeListComparator(String xPath,
                               int sortOrder)

Constructor that allows setting the sort order by ascending or descending.

Parameters:

sortOrder - The order for sorting (ASCENDING or DESCENDING)

xPath - An xPath relative to the node root

See Also:

ASCENDING, DESCENDING

Dom4jNodeListComparator

public Dom4jNodeListComparator(String xPath)

Default constructor that sorts descending.

Parameters:

xPath - An xPath relative to the node root

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(Object o1,
                   Object o2)

Compares two dom4j Nodes for sorting by an xPath.

Compares its two arguments for order. Returns a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as the first argument is less than, equal to, or greater than the second.

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator

Parameters:

o1 - The first Object.

o2 - The second Object.

Returns:

An int indicating sort order.