com.sssw.rt.expr
Class AgCompare

java.lang.Object
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public class AgCompare

extends Object

A runtime helper class for calculating whether one String is greater than, less than, or equal to another String.

Constructor Summary

AgCompare()

Method Summary

static int

evaluate(String s1, String s2) Calculates whether one String is greater than, less than, or equal to another String.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AgCompare

public AgCompare()

Method Detail

evaluate

public static int evaluate(String s1,
                           String s2)

Calculates whether one String is greater than, less than, or equal to another String.

Parameters:

s1 - a String to be compared.

s2 - a String to be compared.

Usage:

Returns a positive value if s1 is greater than s2, and returns a negative value if s1 is less than s2. It returns 0 if the Strings are equal or if either String is null.