pivot.wtk
Class SpanSequence.SpanComparator
java.lang.Object
pivot.wtk.SpanSequence.SpanComparator
- All Implemented Interfaces:
- Comparator<Span>
- Enclosing class:
- SpanSequence
public static class SpanSequence.SpanComparator
- extends Object
- implements Comparator<Span>
Determines the relative order of two spans.
- Author:
- gbrown
Method Summary |
int |
compare(Span span1,
Span span2)
Compares two span values. |
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait |
SpanSequence.SpanComparator
public SpanSequence.SpanComparator()
compare
public int compare(Span span1,
Span span2)
- Compares two span values. A span is considered less than or greater
than another span if and only if it is absolutely less than or
greater than the other span; if the spans intersect in any way, they
are considered equal.
- Specified by:
compare
in interface Comparator<Span>
- Returns:
- A positive value if span1 is greater than
span2; a negative value if span1 is less than
span2; a value of zero if span1 intersects
with span2.