net.coderazzi.filters.parser

Class DateComparator

java.lang.Object

net.coderazzi.filters.parser.DateComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<Date>

public abstract class DateComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator<Date>

Class to deduce a sensible Comparator for Date instances.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DateComparator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compare(Date o1, Date o2)
abstract long	diff(Date o1, Date o2)
static DateComparator	getDateComparator(Format dateFormat) Factory constructor, returning an instance suitable for the given format.

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

comparing, comparing, comparingDouble, comparingInt, comparingLong, equals, naturalOrder, nullsFirst, nullsLast, reversed, reverseOrder, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

Constructor Detail

DateComparator

public DateComparator()

Method Detail

getDateComparator

public static DateComparator getDateComparator(Format dateFormat)

Factory constructor, returning an instance suitable for the given format.

compare

public int compare(Date o1,
                   Date o2)

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator<Date>

diff

public abstract long diff(Date o1,
                          Date o2)