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package org.springframework.core;
import java.util.Comparator;
/**
* {@link Comparator} implementation for {@link Ordered} objects,
* sorting by order value ascending (resp. by priority descending).
*
* Non-Ordered objects are treated as greatest order
* values, thus ending up at the end of the list, in arbitrary order
* (just like same order values of Ordered objects).
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 07.04.2003
* @see Ordered
* @see java.util.Collections#sort(java.util.List, java.util.Comparator)
* @see java.util.Arrays#sort(Object[], java.util.Comparator)
*/
public class OrderComparator implements Comparator {
public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
int i1 = getOrder(o1);
int i2 = getOrder(o2);
// Direct evaluation instead of Integer.compareTo to avoid unnecessary object creation.
return (i1 < i2) ? -1 : (i1 > i2) ? 1 : 0;
}
/**
* Determine the order value for the given object.
*
The default implementation checks against the {@link Ordered}
* interface. Can be overridden in subclasses.
* @param obj the object to check
* @return the order value, or Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE as fallback
*/
protected int getOrder(Object obj) {
return (obj instanceof Ordered ? ((Ordered) obj).getOrder() : Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE);
}
}