Java tutorial
import java.util.Arrays; /* * JCommon : a free general purpose class library for the Java(tm) platform * * * (C) Copyright 2000-2005, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors. * * Project Info: http://www.jfree.org/jcommon/index.html * * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public * License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, * USA. * * [Java is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. * in the United States and other countries.] * * ------------------- * ArrayUtilities.java * ------------------- * (C) Copyright 2003-2005, by Object Refinery Limited. * * Original Author: David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited); * Contributor(s): -; * * $Id: ArrayUtilities.java,v 1.7 2008/09/10 09:21:30 mungady Exp $ * * Changes * ------- * 21-Aug-2003 : Version 1 (DG); * 04-Oct-2004 : Renamed ArrayUtils --> ArrayUtilities (DG); * */ public class Main { /** * Compares the initial elements of two arrays. * * @param a1 array 1. * @param a2 array 2. * * @return An integer showing the relative ordering. */ public static int compareVersionArrays(Comparable[] a1, Comparable[] a2) { int length = Math.min(a1.length, a2.length); for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) { Comparable o1 = a1[i]; Comparable o2 = a2[i]; if (o1 == null && o2 == null) { // cannot decide .. continue; } if (o1 == null) { return 1; } if (o2 == null) { return -1; } int retval = o1.compareTo(o2); if (retval != 0) { return retval; } } return 0; } }