csli.util
Class Comparators

java.lang.Object
  csli.util.Comparators

public class Comparators
extends Object

Collection of comparator & equality utilities

Author:

alexgru Jan 28, 2004 10:41:48 AM

Constructor Summary

Comparators()

Method Summary

static boolean

equal(Object a, Object b) tests equality of two objects, including if they are both null; makes use of a's equals() method

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Comparators

public Comparators()

Method Detail

equal

public static boolean equal(Object a,
                            Object b)

tests equality of two objects, including if they are both null; makes use of a's equals() method

Parameters:

a - The first object to test

b - The second object to test

Returns:

(a == null && b == null) || (a != null && b != null && a.equals(b)) -alexgru Jan 28, 2004