javax.rad.type
Class AbstractComparableType<T extends java.lang.Comparable<T>>

java.lang.Object
  javax.rad.type.AbstractType<T>
      javax.rad.type.AbstractComparableType<T>

Type Parameters:

T - type instanceof Comparable.

All Implemented Interfaces:

IType<T>

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractNumberType, BooleanType, StringType

public abstract class AbstractComparableType<T extends java.lang.Comparable<T>>
extends AbstractType<T>

The AbstractComparableType is the base implementation for all comparable types.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface javax.rad.type.IType

UNKNOWN_TYPE

Constructor Summary

AbstractComparableType()

Method Summary

int	compareTo(T pObject1, java.lang.Object pObject2) Compares two objects.

Methods inherited from class javax.rad.type.AbstractType

equals, getTypeFromClass, getTypeFromObject, hashCode, registerType, toString, validatedValueOf, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface javax.rad.type.IType

getTypeClass

Constructor Detail

AbstractComparableType

public AbstractComparableType()

Method Detail

compareTo

public int compareTo(T pObject1,
                     java.lang.Object pObject2)

Compares two objects. If the first object is smaller than the second object a value < 0 is returned. If the two objects are equal than 0 is returned. If the first object is greater than the second object a value > 0 is returned.

Parameters:

pObject1 - the first object.

pObject2 - the second object.

Returns:

< 0 if pObject1 is smaller, 0 if equal and > 0 if it is greater then pObject2