Package megamek.common.util.sorter

Class NaturalOrderComparator

java.lang.Object

megamek.common.util.sorter.NaturalOrderComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparator<String>

public class NaturalOrderComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator<String>, Serializable

A comparator that compares the inputs based on natural sort order.

Natural sort order is an easier to parse format that counts multi-digit numbers atomically (as a single number)

Windows File Explorer uses this format for files as it is more human-friendly, but ASCII sort order is more common in computer programs because of the ease of programming in that order.

To showcase how this works, below is an example: The list of Strings { "Atlas 0", "Atlas 15", "Atlas 2", "Atlas 1", "Atlas 5" } would be sorted into { "Atlas 0", "Atlas 1", "Atlas 2", "Atlas 5", "Atlas 15" } instead of ASCII's { "Atlas 0", "Atlas 1", "Atlas 15", "Atlas 2", "Atlas 5" }

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final NaturalOrderComparator	INSTANCE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
NaturalOrderComparator()
NaturalOrderComparator(int collatorStrength)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	compare(String a, String b)

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, reversed, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

Field Details

INSTANCE

public static final NaturalOrderComparator INSTANCE

Constructor Details

NaturalOrderComparator

public NaturalOrderComparator()

NaturalOrderComparator

public NaturalOrderComparator(int collatorStrength)

Method Details

compare

public int compare(String a,
 String b)

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator<String>