com.alee.utils

Class CompareUtils

java.lang.Object

com.alee.utils.CompareUtils

public final class CompareUtils
extends java.lang.Object

This class provides a set of utilities to compare various objects.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CompareUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static int	compareNames(java.lang.String name1, java.lang.String name2) Compares file names insensitive to case but sensitive to integer numbers.
static boolean	contains(java.lang.String text, java.util.List<java.lang.String> tokens) Returns whether text contains any of the tokens from the specified list or not.
static boolean	equals(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.Object... compareWith) Returns whether the first Object equals to any Object from the specified array.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CompareUtils

public CompareUtils()

Method Detail

equals

public static boolean equals(java.lang.Object object,
                             java.lang.Object... compareWith)

Returns whether the first Object equals to any Object from the specified array. This method will compare objects even if they are null without throwing any exceptions. This method should not be called from any method that overrides object default "equals" method.

Parameters:

object - object to compare

compareWith - objects to compare with

Returns:

true if the first Object equals to any Object from the specified array, false otherwise

contains

public static boolean contains(java.lang.String text,
                               java.util.List<java.lang.String> tokens)

Returns whether text contains any of the tokens from the specified list or not.

Parameters:

text - text to look for tokens

tokens - tokens list

Returns:

true if text contains any of the tokens from the specified list, false otherwise

compareNames

public static int compareNames(java.lang.String name1,
                               java.lang.String name2)

Compares file names insensitive to case but sensitive to integer numbers.

Parameters:

name1 - first file name to be compared

name2 - second file name to be compared

Returns:

a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as the first argument is less than, equal to, or greater than the second