net.sf.saxon.sort
Class EqualityComparer
java.lang.Object
net.sf.saxon.sort.EqualityComparer
- AtomicComparer, Serializable
public class EqualityComparer
extends java.lang.Object
A comparer for comparing two atomic values where (a) equals is defined, and is implemented
using the Java equals() method, and (b) ordering is not defined, and results in a dynamic error.
compareAtomicValues
public int compareAtomicValues(AtomicValue a,
AtomicValue b)
Compare two AtomicValue objects according to the rules for their data type. UntypedAtomic
values are compared as if they were strings; if different semantics are wanted, the conversion
must be done by the caller.
- compareAtomicValues in interface AtomicComparer
a
- the first object to be compared. It is intended that this should be an instance
of AtomicValue, though this restriction is not enforced. If it is a StringValue, the
collator is used to compare the values, otherwise the value must implement the java.util.Comparable
interface.b
- the second object to be compared. This must be comparable with the first object: for
example, if one is a string, they must both be strings.
comparesEqual
public boolean comparesEqual(AtomicValue a,
AtomicValue b)
Compare two AtomicValue objects for equality according to the rules for their data type. UntypedAtomic
values are compared by converting to the type of the other operand.
- comparesEqual in interface AtomicComparer
a
- the first object to be compared. This must be an AtomicValue and it must implement
equals() with context-free XPath comparison semanticsb
- the second object to be compared. This must be an AtomicValue and it must implement
equals() with context-free XPath comparison semantics
- true if the values are equal, false if not
getComparisonKey
public ComparisonKey getComparisonKey(AtomicValue a)
Get a comparison key for an object. This must satisfy the rule that if two objects are equal,
then their comparison keys are equal, and vice versa. There is no requirement that the
comparison keys should reflect the ordering of the underlying objects.
- getComparisonKey in interface AtomicComparer
getInstance
public static EqualityComparer getInstance()
Get the singleton instance of this class
- the singleton instance of this class
provideContext
public AtomicComparer provideContext(XPathContext context)
Supply the dynamic context in case this is needed for the comparison
- provideContext in interface AtomicComparer
context
- the dynamic evaluation context
- either the original AtomicComparer, or a new AtomicComparer in which the context
is known. The original AtomicComparer is not modified