public class DefaultFileComparator extends AbstractFileComparator implements java.io.Serializable
File.compareTo(File) method.
This comparator can be used to sort lists or arrays of files by using the default file comparison.
Example of sorting a list of files using the
DEFAULT_COMPARATOR singleton instance:
List<File> list = ...
((AbstractFileComparator) DefaultFileComparator.DEFAULT_COMPARATOR).sort(list);
Example of doing a reverse sort of an array of files using the
DEFAULT_REVERSE singleton instance:
File[] array = ...
((AbstractFileComparator) DefaultFileComparator.DEFAULT_REVERSE).sort(array);
| Modifier and Type | Field and Description |
|---|---|
static java.util.Comparator<java.io.File> |
DEFAULT_COMPARATOR
Singleton default comparator instance
|
static java.util.Comparator<java.io.File> |
DEFAULT_REVERSE
Singleton reverse default comparator instance
|
private static long |
serialVersionUID |
| Constructor and Description |
|---|
DefaultFileComparator() |
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
|---|---|
int |
compare(java.io.File file1,
java.io.File file2)
Compare the two files using the
File.compareTo(File) method. |
sort, sort, toStringprivate static final long serialVersionUID
public static final java.util.Comparator<java.io.File> DEFAULT_COMPARATOR
public static final java.util.Comparator<java.io.File> DEFAULT_REVERSE
public int compare(java.io.File file1,
java.io.File file2)
File.compareTo(File) method.compare in interface java.util.Comparator<java.io.File>file1 - The first file to comparefile2 - The second file to compareFile.compareTo(File) with file2 as the parameter.Copyright (c) 2002-2016 Apache Software Foundation