com.sun.labs.minion.indexer.entry
Class EntrySizeComparator

java.lang.Object
  com.sun.labs.minion.indexer.entry.EntrySizeComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator

public class EntrySizeComparator
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Comparator

A class that can be used to compare terms based upon the number of IDs that are in their postings lists.

Constructor Summary

EntrySizeComparator()

Method Summary

int	compare(java.lang.Object o1, java.lang.Object o2) Compares two terms based on the number of IDs that are associated with them.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object object) Determines whether two terms have the same number of IDs associated with them.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

EntrySizeComparator

public EntrySizeComparator()

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object object)

Determines whether two terms have the same number of IDs associated with them.

Specified by:

equals in interface java.util.Comparator

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

object - another Term.

Returns:

true if the terms contain the same number of IDs, false otherwise.

compare

public int compare(java.lang.Object o1,
                   java.lang.Object o2)

Compares two terms based on the number of IDs that are associated with them.

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator

Parameters:

o1 - A term.

o2 - Another term.

Returns:

A value less than, greater than, or equal to 0 if o1 has less, more, or the same number of terms