weka.core

## Class ClassDiscovery.StringCompare

- java.lang.Object
- - weka.core.ClassDiscovery.StringCompare

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.util.Comparator<java.lang.String>, RevisionHandler
  Enclosing class:
    ClassDiscovery

      public static class ClassDiscovery.StringCompare
      extends java.lang.Object
      implements java.util.Comparator<java.lang.String>, RevisionHandler

  compares two strings. The following order is used:
  - case insensitive
  - german umlauts (ä , ö etc.) or other non-ASCII letters are treated as special chars
  - special chars < numbers < letters

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `ClassDiscovery.StringCompare()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `int` | `compare(java.lang.String o1, java.lang.String o2)` Compares its two arguments for order.
    `boolean` | `equals(java.lang.Object obj)` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this Comparator.
    `java.lang.String` | `getRevision()` Returns the revision string.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### ClassDiscovery.StringCompare

          public ClassDiscovery.StringCompare()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### compare

          public int compare(java.lang.String o1,
                    java.lang.String o2)

      Compares its two arguments for order.
      Specified by:
        `compare` in interface `java.util.Comparator<java.lang.String>`
      Parameters:
        `o1` - the first object
        `o2` - the second object
      Returns:
        -1 if o1<o2, 0 if o1=o2 and 1 if o1&;gt;o2

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

      Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this Comparator.
      Specified by:
        `equals` in interface `java.util.Comparator<java.lang.String>`
      Overrides:
        `equals` in class `java.lang.Object`
      Parameters:
        `obj` - the object to compare with this Comparator
      Returns:
        true if the object is a StringCompare object as well

    - #### getRevision

          public java.lang.String getRevision()

      Returns the revision string.
      Specified by:
        `getRevision` in interface `RevisionHandler`
      Returns:
        the revision