Package org.bremersee.comparator

This package contains general mechanism for comparing and sorting objects.

Author:

Christian Bremer

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
ComparatorBuilder	The comparator builder.
ValueExtractor	The value extractor finds the value of a given field name or path by reflection.
WellKnownTextParser	Parses the string representation of a sort order and creates a comparator.

Class Summary

Class	Description
ComparatorBuilder.DefaultComparatorBuilder	The default comparator builder.
ComparatorChain	The comparator chain has a list of comparators.
DefaultValueExtractor	The default value extractor supports field names and paths as described in ComparatorField.
DelegatingComparator	The delegating comparator extracts the field value of the specified field name or path and uses the specified comparator for sorting.
ValueComparator	The value comparator extracts field value of the specified field name or path and uses the specified description (ascending or descending, case sensitive or insensitive and 'null is first') for sorting.
WellKnownTextConverter	The well known text converter.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
ComparatorException	The comparator exception.
ValueExtractorException	The value extractor exception.