Class UppercaseFirstComparer

java.lang.Object
com.icl.saxon.sort.Comparer
com.icl.saxon.sort.UppercaseFirstComparer

public class UppercaseFirstComparer extends Comparer
A Comparer used for comparing keys
Author:
Michael H. Kay
  • Constructor Details

    • UppercaseFirstComparer

      public UppercaseFirstComparer()
  • Method Details

    • compare

      public int compare(Object a, Object b)
      Compare two string objects: case is irrelevant, unless the strings are equal ignoring case, in which case uppercase comes first.
      Specified by:
      compare in class Comparer
      Returns:
      invalid input: '<'0 if ainvalid input: '<'b, 0 if a=b, >0 if a>b
      Throws:
      ClassCastException - if the objects are of the wrong type for this Comparer