Class LowercaseFirstComparer

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

public class LowercaseFirstComparer extends Object implements Comparator, Serializable
A Comparer used for comparing keys
Author:
Michael H. Kay
See Also:
  • Constructor Details

    • LowercaseFirstComparer

      public LowercaseFirstComparer(Comparator base)
  • 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 lowercase comes first.
      Specified by:
      compare in interface Comparator
      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