Package org.apache.commons.io.comparator

Class SizeFileComparator

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.io.comparator.SizeFileComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparator<File>

public class SizeFileComparator
extends Object
implements Serializable

Compare the length/size of two files for order (see File.length() and FileUtils.sizeOfDirectory(File)).

This comparator can be used to sort lists or arrays of files by their length/size.

Example of sorting a list of files using the SIZE_COMPARATOR singleton instance:

       List<File> list = ...
       ((AbstractFileComparator) SizeFileComparator.SIZE_COMPARATOR).sort(list);
 

Example of doing a reverse sort of an array of files using the SIZE_REVERSE singleton instance:

       File[] array = ...
       ((AbstractFileComparator) SizeFileComparator.SIZE_REVERSE).sort(array);
 

N.B. Directories are treated as zero size unless sumDirectoryContents is true.

Deprecating Serialization

Serialization is deprecated and will be removed in 3.0.

Since:

1.4

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final Comparator<File>	SIZE_COMPARATOR	Size comparator instance - directories are treated as zero size
static final Comparator<File>	SIZE_REVERSE	Reverse size comparator instance - directories are treated as zero size
static final Comparator<File>	SIZE_SUMDIR_COMPARATOR	Size comparator instance which sums the size of a directory's contents using FileUtils.sizeOfDirectory(File)
static final Comparator<File>	SIZE_SUMDIR_REVERSE	Reverse size comparator instance which sums the size of a directory's contents using FileUtils.sizeOfDirectory(File)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SizeFileComparator()	Constructs a file size comparator instance (directories treated as zero size).
SizeFileComparator(boolean sumDirectoryContents)	Constructs a file size comparator instance specifying whether the size of the directory contents should be aggregated.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	compare(File file1, File file2)	Compares the length of two files.
File[]	sort(File... files)	Sorts an array of files.
List<File>	sort(List<File> files)	Sorts a List of files.
String	toString()	String representation of this file comparator.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

equals, reversed, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

Field Details

SIZE_COMPARATOR

public static final Comparator<File> SIZE_COMPARATOR

Size comparator instance - directories are treated as zero size

SIZE_REVERSE

public static final Comparator<File> SIZE_REVERSE

Reverse size comparator instance - directories are treated as zero size

SIZE_SUMDIR_COMPARATOR

public static final Comparator<File> SIZE_SUMDIR_COMPARATOR

Size comparator instance which sums the size of a directory's contents using FileUtils.sizeOfDirectory(File)

SIZE_SUMDIR_REVERSE

public static final Comparator<File> SIZE_SUMDIR_REVERSE

Reverse size comparator instance which sums the size of a directory's contents using FileUtils.sizeOfDirectory(File)

Constructor Details

SizeFileComparator

public SizeFileComparator()

Constructs a file size comparator instance (directories treated as zero size).

SizeFileComparator

public SizeFileComparator(boolean sumDirectoryContents)

Constructs a file size comparator instance specifying whether the size of the directory contents should be aggregated.

If the sumDirectoryContents is true The size of directories is calculated using FileUtils.sizeOfDirectory(File).

Parameters:

sumDirectoryContents - true if the sum of the directories' contents should be calculated, otherwise false if directories should be treated as size zero (see FileUtils.sizeOfDirectory(File)).

Method Details

compare

public int compare(File file1,
 File file2)

Compares the length of two files.

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator<File>

Parameters:

file1 - The first file to compare

file2 - The second file to compare

Returns:

a negative value if the first file's length is less than the second, zero if the lengths are the same and a positive value if the first files length is greater than the second file.

toString

public String toString()

String representation of this file comparator.

Returns:

String representation of this file comparator

sort

public File[] sort(File... files)

Sorts an array of files.

This method uses Arrays.sort(Object[], Comparator) and returns the original array.

Parameters:

files - The files to sort, may be null.

Returns:

The sorted array.

Since:

2.0

sort

public List<File> sort(List<File> files)

Sorts a List of files.

This method uses List.sort(Comparator) and returns the original list.

Parameters:

files - The files to sort, may be null.

Returns:

The sorted list.

Since:

2.0