org.openscience.cdk.tools
Class ElementComparator

java.lang.Object
  org.openscience.cdk.tools.ElementComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator

@TestClass(value="org.openscience.cdk.tools.ElementComparatorTest")
public class ElementComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator

Compares elements based on the order commonly used in molecular formula. Order: C, H, other elements in alphabetic order.

Keywords:

element, sorting

Belongs to CDK module:

standard

Source code:

HEAD

Constructor Summary

ElementComparator()

Method Summary

int	compare(Object o1, Object o2) Returns a negative if o1 comes before o2 in a molecular formula, returns zero if they are identical, and positive if o1 comes after o2 in the formula.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

equals

Constructor Detail

ElementComparator

public ElementComparator()

Method Detail

compare

@TestMethod(value="testCompare_Object_Object")
public int compare(Object o1,
                                   Object o2)

Returns a negative if o1 comes before o2 in a molecular formula, returns zero if they are identical, and positive if o1 comes after o2 in the formula.

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator