org.apache.commons.functor.core.comparator
Class Min<T>

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.commons.functor.core.comparator.Min<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, BinaryFunction<T,T,T>, BinaryFunctor<T,T>, Functor

public final class Min<T>
extends Object
implements BinaryFunction<T,T,T>, Serializable

Adapts a Comparator to the BinaryFunction interface.

Version:

$Revision: 1166355 $ $Date: 2011-09-07 21:54:29 +0200 (Wed, 07 Sep 2011) $

Author:

Rodney Waldhoff

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

static Min<Comparable<?>>

INSTANCE Basic Min instance.

Constructor Summary

Min()
Create a new Min.

Min(Comparator<T> comparator)
Create a new Min.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Min<?> that) Learn whether another Min is equal to this.
boolean	equals(Object that) Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this functor.
T	evaluate(T left, T right) Evaluate this function.
int	hashCode() Returns a hash code for this functor adhering to the general Object.hashCode contract.
static <T extends Comparable<?>> Min<T>	instance() Get a basic Min instance.
static <T extends Comparable<?>> UnaryFunction<T,T>	instance(T right) Get a Min UnaryFunction.
String	toString() Returns a human readable description of this functor.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

INSTANCE

public static final Min<Comparable<?>> INSTANCE

Basic Min instance.

Constructor Detail

Min

public Min()

Create a new Min.

Min

public Min(Comparator<T> comparator)

Create a new Min.

Parameters:

comparator - to use

Method Detail

evaluate

public T evaluate(T left,
                  T right)

Evaluate this function.

Specified by:

evaluate in interface BinaryFunction<T,T,T>

Parameters:

left - the L element of the ordered pair of arguments

right - the R element of the ordered pair of arguments

Returns:

the T result of this function for the given arguments

equals

public boolean equals(Object that)

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this functor. This method must adhere to general Object.equals contract. Additionally, this method can return true only if the specified Object implements the same functor interface and is known to produce the same results and/or side-effects for the same arguments (if any).

While implementators are strongly encouraged to override the default Object implementation of this method, note that the default Object implementation does in fact adhere to the functor equals contract.

Specified by:

equals in interface Functor

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

that - the object to compare this functor to

Returns:

true iff the given object implements this functor interface, and is known to produce the same results and/or side-effects for the same arguments (if any).

See Also:

Functor.hashCode()

equals

public boolean equals(Min<?> that)

Learn whether another Min is equal to this.

Parameters:

that - Min to test

Returns:

boolean

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code for this functor adhering to the general Object.hashCode contract. Implementators are strongly encouraged but not strictly required to override the default Object implementation of this method.

Specified by:

hashCode in interface Functor

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

a hash code for this functor

See Also:

Functor.equals(java.lang.Object)

toString

public String toString()

Returns a human readable description of this functor. Implementators are strongly encouraged but not strictly required to override the default Object implementation of this method.

Specified by:

toString in interface Functor

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a human readable description of this functor

instance

public static <T extends Comparable<?>> Min<T> instance()

Get a basic Min instance.

Returns:

Min

instance

public static <T extends Comparable<?>> UnaryFunction<T,T> instance(T right)

Get a Min UnaryFunction.

Parameters:

right - the right side argument of the Min function

Returns:

UnaryFunction