replicant-packages_apps_Email/emailcommon/src/org/apache/commons/io/comparator/DefaultFileComparator.java

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package org.apache.commons.io.comparator;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Comparator;
/**
* Compare two files using the <b>default</b> {@link File#compareTo(File)} method.
* <p>
* This comparator can be used to sort lists or arrays of files
* by using the default file comparison.
* <p>
* Example of sorting a list of files using the
* {@link #DEFAULT_COMPARATOR} singleton instance:
* <pre>
* List&lt;File&gt; list = ...
* Collections.sort(list, DefaultFileComparator.DEFAULT_COMPARATOR);
* </pre>
* <p>
* Example of doing a <i>reverse</i> sort of an array of files using the
* {@link #DEFAULT_REVERSE} singleton instance:
* <pre>
* File[] array = ...
* Arrays.sort(array, DefaultFileComparator.DEFAULT_REVERSE);
* </pre>
* <p>
*
* @version $Revision: 609243 $ $Date: 2008-01-06 00:30:42 +0000 (Sun, 06 Jan 2008) $
* @since Commons IO 1.4
*/
public class DefaultFileComparator implements Comparator<File>, Serializable {
/** Singleton default comparator instance */
public static final Comparator<File> DEFAULT_COMPARATOR = new DefaultFileComparator();
/** Singleton reverse default comparator instance */
public static final Comparator<File> DEFAULT_REVERSE = new ReverseComparator<File>(DEFAULT_COMPARATOR);
/**
* Compare the two files using the {@link File#compareTo(File)} method.
*
* @param obj1 The first file to compare
* @param obj2 The second file to compare
* @return the result of calling file1's
* {@link File#compareTo(File)} with file2 as the parameter.
*/
public int compare(File file1, File file2) {
return file1.compareTo(file2);
}
}