gov.nih.nlm.nls.lvg.Db

Class CitationComparator<T>

java.lang.Object

gov.nih.nlm.nls.lvg.Db.CitationComparator<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator<T>

public class CitationComparator<T>
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Comparator<T>

This class provides methods to compare citation in inflection records.

History:

Version:

V-2021

Author:

NLM NLS Development Team

See Also:

InflectionRecord

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CitationComparator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compare(T o1, T o2) Compare two object o1 and o2.

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

comparing, comparing, comparingDouble, comparingInt, comparingLong, equals, naturalOrder, nullsFirst, nullsLast, reversed, reverseOrder, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

Constructor Detail

CitationComparator

public CitationComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(T o1,
                   T o2)

Compare two object o1 and o2. Both objects o1 and o2 are InflectionRecord. The compare algorithm compare the priority (frequency) of category, length, ignores cases, and uses alphabetic order

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator<T>

Parameters:

o1 - first object to be compared

o2 - second object to be compared

Returns:

a negative integer, 0, or positive integer to represent the object o1 is less, equals, or greater than object 02.