Package io.github.amanzat.util

Class ComparableUtils

java.lang.Object

io.github.amanzat.util.ComparableUtils

public final class ComparableUtils
extends Object

Miscellaneous comparable utility methods.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ComparableUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T extends Comparable<T>> int	safeCompare(T first, T second)	Does a safe comparison of two Comparable objects accounting for nulls.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

ComparableUtils

public ComparableUtils()

Method Details

safeCompare

public static <T extends Comparable<T>> int safeCompare(T first,
 T second)

Does a safe comparison of two Comparable objects accounting for nulls.

Type Parameters:

T - The comparable type.

Parameters:

first - The first object

second - The second object

Returns:

A positive number if the first object is larger, a negative number if the second object is larger, or 0 if they are equal. Null is considered less than any non-null value.