org.acm.seguin.pretty.sort
Class TypeOrder

java.lang.Object
  org.acm.seguin.pretty.sort.Ordering
      org.acm.seguin.pretty.sort.TypeOrder

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator

public class TypeOrder
extends Ordering

Orders the items in a class according to type.

Author:

Chris Seguin, Mike Atkinson

Constructor Summary

TypeOrder(java.lang.String ordering)
Constructor for the TypeOrder object

Method Summary

protected int

getIndex(java.lang.Object object) Return the index of the item in the order array

Methods inherited from class org.acm.seguin.pretty.sort.Ordering

compare

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

Constructor Detail

TypeOrder

public TypeOrder(java.lang.String ordering)

Constructor for the TypeOrder object

Parameters:

ordering - A user specified string that describes the order

Method Detail

getIndex

protected int getIndex(java.lang.Object object)

Return the index of the item in the order array

Specified by:

getIndex in class Ordering

Parameters:

object - the object we are checking

Returns:

the objects index if it is found or 7 if it is not