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package org.apache.openjpa.meta;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Comparator;
/**
* Comparator that keeps classes in inheritance order.
*
* @author Abe White
*/
public class InheritanceComparator
implements Comparator, Serializable {
private Class _base = Object.class;
/**
* Set the least-derived type possible; defaults to null.
*/
public void setBase(Class base) {
_base = base;
}
public Class getBase() {
return _base;
}
/**
* Subclasses can override this method to extract the class to compare
* on from the elements of the collection.
*/
protected Class toClass(Object elem) {
return (Class) elem;
}
public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
if (o1 == o2)
return 0;
if (o1 == null)
return -1;
if (o2 == null)
return 1;
Class c1 = toClass(o1);
Class c2 = toClass(o2);
if (c1 == c2)
return 0;
if (c1 == null)
return -1;
if (c2 == null)
return 1;
int i1 = levels(c1);
int i2 = levels(c2);
if (i1 == i2) {
// sort simple interfaces as well as simple order test will fail.
if (c1.isAssignableFrom(c2))
return -1;
if (c2.isAssignableFrom(c1))
return 1;
return c1.getName().compareTo(c2.getName());
}
if (i1 < i2)
return -1;
else if (i1 > i2)
return 1;
else
return 0;
}
/**
* Count the levels of inheritance between this class and our base class.
*/
private int levels(Class to) {
if (to.isInterface())
return to.getInterfaces().length;
for (int i = 0; to != null; i++, to = to.getSuperclass())
if (to == _base)
return i;
return Integer.MAX_VALUE;
}
}