net.sourceforge.java.util.io
Class FileUtils.FileDateComparator

java.lang.Object
  net.sourceforge.java.util.io.FileUtils.FileComparator
      net.sourceforge.java.util.io.FileUtils.FileDateComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator

Enclosing class:

FileUtils

private static class FileUtils.FileDateComparator

extends FileUtils.FileComparator

Comparator to compare File objects based on their file modification date attributes.

Author:

Sebastian Machhausen

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.sourceforge.java.util.io.FileUtils.FileComparator

Constructor Summary

private

FileUtils.FileDateComparator()

Method Summary

int	compare(File file1, File file2) Compares two objects.

Methods inherited from class net.sourceforge.java.util.io.FileUtils.FileComparator

compare, isAscending, setAscending

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

FileUtils.FileDateComparator

private FileUtils.FileDateComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(File file1,
                   File file2)

Compares two objects.

Overrides:

compare in class FileUtils.FileComparator

Parameters:

file1 - the first File object to compare

file2 - the second File object to compare

Returns:

the value 0 if file1 date is equal to file2 date; a value less than 0 if file1 date is before file2 date; and a value greater than 0 if file1 date is after file2 date.