gov.nih.nlm.nls.lvg.Db

Class ExpansionComparator<T>

java.lang.Object

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator<T>

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

This class provides methods to compare expansion records.

History:

Version:

V-2025

Author:

NLM NLS Development Team

See Also:

AcronymRecord

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ExpansionComparator()

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

ExpansionComparator

public ExpansionComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(T o1,
                   T o2)

Compare two object o1 and o2. Both objects o1 and o2 are AcronymRecord. In LVG database, acronym and expansion are keep together in a table. The data structure of this record is called AcronymRecord and can be used for both expansion and acronym. The compare algorithm 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.