org.orekit.time
Class ChronologicalComparator

java.lang.Object
  org.orekit.time.ChronologicalComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.util.Comparator<TimeStamped>

public class ChronologicalComparator
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Comparator<TimeStamped>, java.io.Serializable

Comparator for TimeStamped instance.

Version:

$Revision: 3027 $ $Date: 2010-01-19 11:36:25 +0100 (mar. 19 janv. 2010) $

Author:

Luc Maisonobe

See Also:

AbsoluteDate, TimeStamped, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

ChronologicalComparator()
Simple constructor.

Method Summary

int	compare(TimeStamped timeStamped1, TimeStamped timeStamped2) Compare two time-stamped instances.

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

ChronologicalComparator

public ChronologicalComparator()

Simple constructor.

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(TimeStamped timeStamped1,
                   TimeStamped timeStamped2)

Compare two time-stamped instances.

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator<TimeStamped>

Parameters:

timeStamped1 - first time-stamped instance

timeStamped2 - second time-stamped instance

Returns:

a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as the first instance is before, simultaneous, or after the second one.