Class DoubleSortComparer

java.lang.Object
net.sf.saxon.sort.DoubleSortComparer
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparator, AtomicComparer

public class DoubleSortComparer extends Object implements AtomicComparer
A Comparator used for sorting values that are known to be numeric. It also supports a separate method for getting a collation key to test equality of items. This comparator treats NaN values as equal to each other, and less than any other value.
Author:
Michael H. Kay
See Also:
  • Method Details

    • getInstance

      public static DoubleSortComparer getInstance()
    • compare

      public int compare(Object a, Object b)
      Compare two AtomicValue objects according to the rules for their data type.
      Specified by:
      compare in interface AtomicComparer
      Specified by:
      compare in interface Comparator
      Parameters:
      a - the first object to be compared. It is intended that this should normally be an instance of AtomicValue, though this restriction is not enforced. If it is a StringValue, the collator is used to compare the values, otherwise the value must implement the java.util.Comparable interface.
      b - the second object to be compared. This must be comparable with the first object: for example, if one is a string, they must both be strings.
      Returns:
      invalid input: '<'0 if ainvalid input: '<'b, 0 if a=b, >0 if a>b
      Throws:
      ClassCastException - if the objects are not comparable
    • comparesEqual

      public boolean comparesEqual(AtomicValue a, AtomicValue b)
      Test whether two values compare equal. Note that for this comparer, NaN is considered equal to itself
      Specified by:
      comparesEqual in interface AtomicComparer
      Parameters:
      a - the first object to be compared. It is intended that this should be an instance of AtomicValue, though this restriction is not enforced. If it is a StringValue, the collator is used to compare the values, otherwise the value must implement the equals() method.
      b - the second object to be compared. This must be comparable with the first object: for example, if one is a string, they must both be strings.
      Returns:
      true if the values are equal, false if not
    • getComparisonKey

      public ComparisonKey getComparisonKey(AtomicValue a)
      Get a comparison key for an object. This must satisfy the rule that if two objects are equal as defined by the XPath eq operator, then their comparison keys are equal as defined by the Java equals() method, and vice versa. There is no requirement that the comparison keys should reflect the ordering of the underlying objects.
      Specified by:
      getComparisonKey in interface AtomicComparer