ModSQL
Class Select.OrderByComparator

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator

Enclosing class:

Select

class Select.OrderByComparator

extends Object

implements Comparator

Comparator for sorting rows when evaluating ORDER BY. Objects passed to these methods are expected to be of the type Object[][]. The first index (ie. obj[0]) should be an array of order_by.length values that are to be compared. Additional indicies (ie. obj[1], etc.) are just long for the ride.

Constructor Summary

(package private)

Select.OrderByComparator()

Method Summary

int	compare(Object o1, Object o2) Compare two arrays of the type Object[][].
boolean	equals(Object obj) Test if the two comparators are from the same Select object.
private Select	query() Used in equals() above.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Select.OrderByComparator

Select.OrderByComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(Object o1,
                   Object o2)

Compare two arrays of the type Object[][].

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator

Parameters:

o1 - the first object to be compared

o2 - the second object to be compared

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Test if the two comparators are from the same Select object.

Specified by:

equals in interface Comparator

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj - the reference object with which to compare

query

private Select query()

Used in equals() above. I can't figure out how to do this without a method like this one.

Returns:

reference to outer object