org.eclipse.emf.emfstore.common.extensionpoint
Class ESPriorityComparator

java.lang.Object
  org.eclipse.emf.emfstore.common.extensionpoint.ESPriorityComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<ESExtensionElement>

public final class ESPriorityComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator<ESExtensionElement>

A comparator for ESExtensionElement. This allows to sort the elements in the ESExtensionPoint in order to represent priority of registered elements. This comparator by default uses a field priority, which is expected to hold an priority number and then sort by by this number.

Author:

wesendon

Constructor Summary

ESPriorityComparator()
Default constructor.

ESPriorityComparator(boolean descending)
Constructor which allows to config the ordering.

ESPriorityComparator(String fieldname, boolean descending)
Constructor allows to config fieldname and ordering.

Method Summary

int	compare(ESExtensionElement element1, ESExtensionElement element2)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

equals

Constructor Detail

ESPriorityComparator

public ESPriorityComparator()

Default constructor.

ESPriorityComparator

public ESPriorityComparator(boolean descending)

Constructor which allows to config the ordering.

Parameters:

descending - if true, priorities are sorted in descending order, ascending otherwise

ESPriorityComparator

public ESPriorityComparator(String fieldname,
                            boolean descending)

Constructor allows to config fieldname and ordering.

Parameters:

fieldname - the attribute id of the priority field

descending - if true, priorities are sorted in descending order, ascending otherwise

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(ESExtensionElement element1,
                   ESExtensionElement element2)

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator<ESExtensionElement>