com.epicentric.common
Class QuickSorter

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

GenericSorter

Deprecated. As of 4.0, to be removed in 8.0 or later. Replaced by java.util.Collections

public final class QuickSorter

extends Object

implements GenericSorter

Data set sorter that uses the quicksort algorithm.

Field Summary

static int	ASCENDING Deprecated. Ascending order sort type
static int	DESCENDING Deprecated. Descending order sort type

Constructor Summary

QuickSorter()
Deprecated.

Method Summary

static Vector	arrayToVector(Object[] array) Deprecated. Returns the elements of an object array as a vector (convenience method).
static Vector	enumerationToVector(Enumeration enumeration) Deprecated. Returns the elements of an enumeration as a vector (convenience method).
Vector	getSortedItems(Enumeration items, com.sun.java.util.collections.Comparator comparator) Deprecated. As of 4.0, to be removed in 8.0 or later. Replaced by java.util.Collections.sort()
Vector	getSortedItems(Enumeration items, com.sun.java.util.collections.Comparator comparator, int sortType) Deprecated. As of 4.0, to be removed in 8.0 or later. Replaced by java.util.Collections.sort()
Vector	getSortedItems(Object[] items, com.sun.java.util.collections.Comparator comparator) Deprecated. As of 4.0, to be removed in 8.0 or later. Replaced by java.util.Collections.sort()
Vector	getSortedItems(Object[] items, com.sun.java.util.collections.Comparator comparator, int sortType) Deprecated. As of 4.0, to be removed in 8.0 or later. Replaced by java.util.Collections.sort()
Vector	getSortedItems(Vector items, com.sun.java.util.collections.Comparator comparator) Deprecated. As of 4.0, to be removed in 8.0 or later. Replaced by java.util.Collections.sort()
Vector	getSortedItems(Vector items, com.sun.java.util.collections.Comparator comparator, int sortType) Deprecated. As of 4.0, to be removed in 8.0 or later. Replaced by java.util.Collections.sort()
static Vector	reverse(Vector vector) Deprecated. Reverses the order of sorted items.
static Object[]	vectorToArray(Vector vector) Deprecated. Returns the elements of a vector as an object array (convenience method).
static Enumeration	vectorToEnumeration(Vector vector) Deprecated. Returns the elements of a vector as an enumeration (convenience method).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ASCENDING

public static final int ASCENDING

Deprecated.

Ascending order sort type

DESCENDING

public static final int DESCENDING

Deprecated.

Descending order sort type

Constructor Detail

QuickSorter

public QuickSorter()

Deprecated.

Method Detail

getSortedItems

public Vector getSortedItems(Vector items,
                             com.sun.java.util.collections.Comparator comparator)

Deprecated. As of 4.0, to be removed in 8.0 or later. Replaced by java.util.Collections.sort()

Sorts a vector using the default sort type (ascending order).

Specified by:

getSortedItems in interface GenericSorter

Parameters:

items - vector of objects to be sorted

comparator - comparison object to be used for sorting

Returns:

vector containing the sorted objects

See Also:

List, List.addAll(java.util.Collection), Collections.sort(java.util.List, java.util.Comparator)

getSortedItems

public Vector getSortedItems(Vector items,
                             com.sun.java.util.collections.Comparator comparator,
                             int sortType)

Deprecated. As of 4.0, to be removed in 8.0 or later. Replaced by java.util.Collections.sort()

Sorts a vector using the specified sort type.

Specified by:

getSortedItems in interface GenericSorter

Parameters:

items - vector of objects to be sorted

comparator - comparison object to be used for sorting

sortType - ASCENDING or DESCENDING

Returns:

vector containing the sorted objects

See Also:

List, List.addAll(java.util.Collection), Collections.sort(java.util.List, java.util.Comparator)

getSortedItems

public Vector getSortedItems(Enumeration items,
                             com.sun.java.util.collections.Comparator comparator)

Deprecated. As of 4.0, to be removed in 8.0 or later. Replaced by java.util.Collections.sort()

Sorts an enumeration using the default sort type (ascending order).

Parameters:

items - enumeration of objects to be sorted

comparator - comparison object to be used for sorting

Returns:

vector containing the sorted objects

See Also:

List, List.addAll(java.util.Collection), Collections.sort(java.util.List, java.util.Comparator)

getSortedItems

public Vector getSortedItems(Enumeration items,
                             com.sun.java.util.collections.Comparator comparator,
                             int sortType)

Deprecated. As of 4.0, to be removed in 8.0 or later. Replaced by java.util.Collections.sort()

Sorts an enumeration using the specified sort type.

Parameters:

items - enumeration of objects to be sorted

comparator - comparison object to be used for sorting

sortType - ASCENDING or DESCENDING

Returns:

vector containing the sorted objects

See Also:

List, List.addAll(java.util.Collection), Collections.sort(java.util.List, java.util.Comparator)

getSortedItems

public Vector getSortedItems(Object[] items,
                             com.sun.java.util.collections.Comparator comparator)

Deprecated. As of 4.0, to be removed in 8.0 or later. Replaced by java.util.Collections.sort()

Sorts an object array using the default sort type (ascending order).

Parameters:

items - array of objects to be sorted

comparator - comparison object to be used for sorting

Returns:

vector containing the sorted objects

See Also:

List, List.addAll(java.util.Collection), Collections.sort(java.util.List, java.util.Comparator)

getSortedItems

public Vector getSortedItems(Object[] items,
                             com.sun.java.util.collections.Comparator comparator,
                             int sortType)

Deprecated. As of 4.0, to be removed in 8.0 or later. Replaced by java.util.Collections.sort()

Sorts an object array using the specified sort type.

Parameters:

items - array of objects to be sorted

comparator - comparison object to be used for sorting

sortType - ASCENDING or DESCENDING

Returns:

vector containing the sorted objects

See Also:

List, List.addAll(java.util.Collection), Collections.sort(java.util.List, java.util.Comparator)

reverse

public static Vector reverse(Vector vector)

Deprecated.

Reverses the order of sorted items.

Parameters:

vector - input vector of sorted items

Returns:

vector of objects in reverse sort order

vectorToArray

public static Object[] vectorToArray(Vector vector)

Deprecated.

Returns the elements of a vector as an object array (convenience method).

Parameters:

vector - input vector

Returns:

array of objects, or null if vector is null or empty

arrayToVector

public static Vector arrayToVector(Object[] array)

Deprecated.

Returns the elements of an object array as a vector (convenience method).

Parameters:

array - input object array

Returns:

vector, or null if array is null or empty

enumerationToVector

public static Vector enumerationToVector(Enumeration enumeration)

Deprecated.

Returns the elements of an enumeration as a vector (convenience method).

Parameters:

enumeration - input enumeration

Returns:

vector, or an empty vector if enumeration is null or empty

vectorToEnumeration

public static Enumeration vectorToEnumeration(Vector vector)

Deprecated.

Returns the elements of a vector as an enumeration (convenience method).

Parameters:

vector - input vector

Returns:

enumeration, or null if vector is null