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/**
 * The MIT License
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2015 Asterios Raptis
 *
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package io.github.astrapi69.comparators;

import java.util.Comparator;

/**
 * The class {@link StringComparator} sorts String objects in ascending order as default.
 *
 * @author Asterios Raptis
 */
public class StringComparator extends SortOrderComparator
{

	public StringComparator()
	{
	}

	/**
	 * Instantiates a new {@link StringComparator}.
	 *
	 * @param sortOrder
	 *            the sort order
	 */
	public StringComparator(final SortOrder sortOrder)
	{
		super(sortOrder);
	}

	/**
	 * Factory method to create a new {@link StringComparator} object.
	 *
	 * @return the new {@link StringComparator} object
	 */
	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	public static Comparator of()
	{
		return StringComparator.of(true);
	}

	/**
	 * Factory method to create a new {@link StringComparator} object.
	 *
	 * @param nullIsGreaterThan
	 *            the flag that specifies if null objects is greater than non null objects.
	 * @return the new {@link StringComparator} object
	 */
	public static Comparator of(final boolean nullIsGreaterThan)
	{
		return NullCheckComparator.of(new StringComparator(), nullIsGreaterThan);
	}

	/**
	 * Factory method to create a new {@link StringComparator} object.
	 *
	 * @param sortOrder
	 *            the sort order
	 * @return the new {@link StringComparator} object
	 */
	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	public static Comparator of(final SortOrder sortOrder)
	{
		return StringComparator.of(sortOrder, true);
	}

	/**
	 * Factory method to create a new {@link StringComparator} object.
	 *
	 * @param nullIsGreaterThan
	 *            the flag that specifies if null objects is greater than non null objects
	 * @param sortOrder
	 *            the sort order
	 * @return the new {@link StringComparator} object
	 */
	public static Comparator of(final SortOrder sortOrder, final boolean nullIsGreaterThan)
	{
		return NullCheckComparator.of(new StringComparator(sortOrder), nullIsGreaterThan);
	}

}