org.apache.commons.io.comparator
Class LastModifiedFileComparator

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.commons.io.comparator.LastModifiedFileComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparator<File>

public class LastModifiedFileComparator
extends Object
implements Serializable

Compare the last modified date/time of two files for order (see File.lastModified()).

This comparator can be used to sort lists or arrays of files by their last modified date/time.

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

       List<File> list = ...
       LastModifiedFileComparator.LASTMODIFIED_COMPARATOR.sort(list);
 

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

       File[] array = ...
       LastModifiedFileComparator.LASTMODIFIED_REVERSE.sort(array);
 

Since:

1.4

Version:

$Id: LastModifiedFileComparator.java 1304052 2012-03-22 20:55:29Z ggregory $

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

static Comparator<File>	LASTMODIFIED_COMPARATOR Last modified comparator instance
static Comparator<File>	LASTMODIFIED_REVERSE Reverse last modified comparator instance

Constructor Summary

LastModifiedFileComparator()

Method Summary

int	compare(File file1, File file2) Compare the last the last modified date/time of two files.
File[]	sort(File... files) Sort an array of files.
List<File>	sort(List<File> files) Sort 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

Field Detail

LASTMODIFIED_COMPARATOR

public static final Comparator<File> LASTMODIFIED_COMPARATOR

Last modified comparator instance

LASTMODIFIED_REVERSE

public static final Comparator<File> LASTMODIFIED_REVERSE

Reverse last modified comparator instance

Constructor Detail

LastModifiedFileComparator

public LastModifiedFileComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(File file1,
                   File file2)

Compare the last the last modified date/time 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 lastmodified date/time is less than the second, zero if the lastmodified date/time are the same and a positive value if the first files lastmodified date/time is greater than the second file.

sort

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

Sort 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)

Sort a List of files.

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

Parameters:

files - The files to sort, may be null

Returns:

The sorted list

Since:

2.0

toString

public String toString()

String representation of this file comparator.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

String representation of this file comparator