Java tutorial
//package com.webex.ta.hydra.util; import java.io.File; /** * Created by Cisco WebEx. * User: vegaz * Date: 2010-9-28 * Time: 11:58:01 */ public class MiscUtils { /** * Compares two strings.<p> * <p/> * Unlike <function>String.compareTo()</function>, * this method correctly recognizes and handles embedded numbers. * For example, it places "My file 2" before "My file 10".<p> * * @param str1 The first string * @param str2 The second string * @param ignoreCase If true, case will be ignored * @return negative If str1 < str2, 0 if both are the same, * positive if str1 > str2 * @since jEdit 4.3pre5 */ public static int compareStrings(String str1, String str2, boolean ignoreCase) { char[] char1 = str1.toCharArray(); char[] char2 = str2.toCharArray(); int len = Math.min(char1.length, char2.length); for (int i = 0, j = 0; i < len && j < len; i++, j++) { char ch1 = char1[i]; char ch2 = char2[j]; if (Character.isDigit(ch1) && Character.isDigit(ch2) && ch1 != '0' && ch2 != '0') { int _i = i + 1; int _j = j + 1; for (; _i < char1.length; _i++) { if (!Character.isDigit(char1[_i])) { //_i--; break; } } for (; _j < char2.length; _j++) { if (!Character.isDigit(char2[_j])) { //_j--; break; } } int len1 = _i - i; int len2 = _j - j; if (len1 > len2) return 1; else if (len1 < len2) return -1; else { for (int k = 0; k < len1; k++) { ch1 = char1[i + k]; ch2 = char2[j + k]; if (ch1 != ch2) return ch1 - ch2; } } i = _i - 1; j = _j - 1; } else { if (ignoreCase) { ch1 = Character.toLowerCase(ch1); ch2 = Character.toLowerCase(ch2); } if (ch1 != ch2) return ch1 - ch2; } } return char1.length - char2.length; } }