Java tutorial
/** * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source * tree and available online at * * http://www.dspace.org/license/ */ package org.dspace.content.comparator; import org.apache.commons.lang.ObjectUtils; import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils; import org.dspace.content.DSpaceObject; import java.util.Comparator; public class NameAscendingComparator implements Comparator<DSpaceObject> { @Override public int compare(DSpaceObject dso1, DSpaceObject dso2) { if (dso1 == dso2) { return 0; } else if (dso1 == null) { return -1; } else if (dso2 == null) { return 1; } else { String name1 = StringUtils.trimToEmpty(dso1.getName()); String name2 = StringUtils.trimToEmpty(dso2.getName()); //When two DSO's have the same name, use their UUID to put them in an order if (name1.equals(name2)) { return ObjectUtils.compare(dso1.getID(), dso2.getID()); } else { return name1.compareToIgnoreCase(name2); } } } }