Class ByteArrayLexOrder

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Comparator

    public class ByteArrayLexOrder
    extends Object
    implements Comparator
    Compare two byte arrays in lexicographical order.
    • Constructor Detail

      • ByteArrayLexOrder

        public ByteArrayLexOrder()
    • Method Detail

      • compare

        public final int compare​(Object obj1,
                                 Object obj2)
        Perform lexicographical comparison of two byte arrays, regarding each byte as unsigned. That is, compare array entries in order until they differ--the array with the smaller entry is "smaller". If array entries are equal till one array ends, then the longer array is "bigger".
        Specified by:
        compare in interface Comparator
        Parameters:
        obj1 - first byte array to compare.
        obj2 - second byte array to compare.
        Returns:
        negative number if obj1 < obj2, 0 if obj1 == obj2, positive number if obj1 > obj2.