dea.common
Class ReverseDateComparator

java.lang.Object
  dea.common.ReverseDateComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator

public class ReverseDateComparator

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.util.Comparator

Title: Reverse Date Comparator.
Description: Compator for sorting a TreeMap of date keyed objects in descending order.
Copyright: Copyright (c) 2004
Company: RMRR

@author David Abigt
@version 1.0

Constructor Summary

ReverseDateComparator()

Method Summary

int	compare(java.lang.Object obja, java.lang.Object objb) Compares millisecs of 2 date objects

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

ReverseDateComparator

public ReverseDateComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(java.lang.Object obja,
                   java.lang.Object objb)

Compares millisecs of 2 date objects

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator

Parameters:

obja - first date to compare

objb - second date to compare

Returns:

a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as the first argument is less than, equal to, or greater than the second. If either obj is null it is considered the smaller.

Throws:

java.lang.ClassCastException - the arguments cannot be cast to Dates.