raccoon.core.file.endpoint
Class FileComparator

java.lang.Object
  raccoon.core.file.endpoint.FileComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator

public class FileComparator
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Comparator

Compares the last modified time stamp of two given files.

Since:

Raccoon v1.0

Version:

$Id:$

Author:

Cedric ROUVRAIS

Constructor Summary

FileComparator()

Method Summary

int	compare(java.lang.Object pReferenceFile, java.lang.Object pCandidatFile) Compares the last modified attribute of the given files.

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

FileComparator

public FileComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(java.lang.Object pReferenceFile,
                   java.lang.Object pCandidatFile)

Compares the last modified attribute of the given files. The behaviour is the following:

• If the both files were last modified at the same time, returns zero.
• If the reference file was modified after the candidat file, returns one.
• If the reference file was modified before the candidat file, returns minus one.

Note: this comparator imposes orderings that are inconsistent with equals

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator

Parameters:

pReferenceFile - the first file used in the comparaison.

pCandidatFile - the second file used to compare to.

Returns:

an integer indicating the last modified difference.

See Also:

File#lastModified()}