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/* * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package org.springframework.util.comparator; import java.io.Serializable; import java.util.Comparator; import org.springframework.lang.Nullable; import org.springframework.util.Assert; /** * A decorator for a comparator, with an "ascending" flag denoting * whether comparison results should be treated in forward (standard * ascending) order or flipped for reverse (descending) order. * * @author Keith Donald * @author Juergen Hoeller * @since 1.2.2 * @param <T> the type of objects that may be compared by this comparator * @deprecated as of Spring Framework 5.0, in favor of the standard JDK 8 * {@link Comparator#reversed()} */ @Deprecated @SuppressWarnings("serial") public class InvertibleComparator<T> implements Comparator<T>, Serializable { private final Comparator<T> comparator; private boolean ascending = true; /** * Create an InvertibleComparator that sorts ascending by default. * For the actual comparison, the specified Comparator will be used. * @param comparator the comparator to decorate */ public InvertibleComparator(Comparator<T> comparator) { Assert.notNull(comparator, "Comparator must not be null"); this.comparator = comparator; } /** * Create an InvertibleComparator that sorts based on the provided order. * For the actual comparison, the specified Comparator will be used. * @param comparator the comparator to decorate * @param ascending the sort order: ascending (true) or descending (false) */ public InvertibleComparator(Comparator<T> comparator, boolean ascending) { Assert.notNull(comparator, "Comparator must not be null"); this.comparator = comparator; setAscending(ascending); } /** * Specify the sort order: ascending (true) or descending (false). */ public void setAscending(boolean ascending) { this.ascending = ascending; } /** * Return the sort order: ascending (true) or descending (false). */ public boolean isAscending() { return this.ascending; } /** * Invert the sort order: ascending -> descending or * descending -> ascending. */ public void invertOrder() { this.ascending = !this.ascending; } @Override public int compare(T o1, T o2) { int result = this.comparator.compare(o1, o2); if (result != 0) { // Invert the order if it is a reverse sort. if (!this.ascending) { if (Integer.MIN_VALUE == result) { result = Integer.MAX_VALUE; } else { result *= -1; } } return result; } return 0; } @Override @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public boolean equals(@Nullable Object other) { if (this == other) { return true; } if (!(other instanceof InvertibleComparator)) { return false; } InvertibleComparator<T> otherComp = (InvertibleComparator<T>) other; return (this.comparator.equals(otherComp.comparator) && this.ascending == otherComp.ascending); } @Override public int hashCode() { return this.comparator.hashCode(); } @Override public String toString() { return "InvertibleComparator: [" + this.comparator + "]; ascending=" + this.ascending; } }