com.ptc.windchill.pdmlink.part.server.processors
Class DocumentNumberComparator

java.lang.Object
  com.ptc.windchill.pdmlink.part.server.processors.DocumentNumberComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator

public class DocumentNumberComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator

This Comparator can be used to compare the Number attribute of WTDocuments and/or WTDocumentMasters, using a Locale-specific instance of a Collator.

Supported API: true

Extendable: false

Constructor Summary

DocumentNumberComparator(Locale locale)
This constructor needs a Locale to construct a locale-specific Collator to use in comparing the Number attributes.

Method Summary

int	compare(Object o1, Object o2) Compares the Number attribute of WTDocuments and/or WTDocumentMasters, using a Locale-specific instance of a Collator, using the getString method to extract the Number from either type of object.
protected String	getString(Object obj) Extracts the Number attribute of WTDocuments and/or WTDocumentMasters.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

equals

Constructor Detail

DocumentNumberComparator

public DocumentNumberComparator(Locale locale)

This constructor needs a Locale to construct a locale-specific Collator to use in comparing the Number attributes.

Supported API: true

Extendable: false

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(Object o1,
                   Object o2)

Compares the Number attribute of WTDocuments and/or WTDocumentMasters, using a Locale-specific instance of a Collator, using the getString method to extract the Number from either type of object.

Supported API: true

Extendable: false

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator

getString

protected String getString(Object obj)

Extracts the Number attribute of WTDocuments and/or WTDocumentMasters.

Supported API: true

Extendable: false