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Java » Collections Data Structure » ComparatorScreenshots 
Invertible Comparator
   
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Comparator;

/*
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/**
 * 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
 */
public class InvertibleComparator implements Comparator, Serializable {

  private final Comparator 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 comparator) {
    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 comparator, boolean ascending) {
    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 ascending;
  }

  /**
   * Invert the sort order: ascending -> descending or
   * descending -> ascending.
   */
  public void invertOrder() {
    this.ascending = !this.ascending;
  }


  public int compare(Object o1, Object 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;
  }

  public boolean equals(Object obj) {
    if (this == obj) {
      return true;
    }
    if (!(obj instanceof InvertibleComparator)) {
      return false;
    }
    InvertibleComparator other = (InvertibleComparatorobj;
    return (this.comparator.equals(other.comparator&& this.ascending == other.ascending);
  }

  public int hashCode() {
    return this.comparator.hashCode();
  }

  public String toString() {
    return "InvertibleComparator: [" this.comparator + "]; ascending=" this.ascending;
  }

}

   
    
    
  
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