Package net.sf.saxon.expr.sort

Class NumericComparer

java.lang.Object

net.sf.saxon.expr.sort.NumericComparer

All Implemented Interfaces:

AtomicComparer

Direct Known Subclasses:

NumericComparer11

public class NumericComparer
extends java.lang.Object
implements AtomicComparer

A Comparer used for comparing sort keys when data-type="number". The items to be compared are converted to numbers, and the numbers are then compared directly. NaN values compare equal to each other, and equal to an empty sequence, but less than anything else.

This class is used in XSLT only, so there is no need to handle XQuery's "empty least" vs "empty greatest" options.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected StringToDouble	converter

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	NumericComparer()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	compareAtomicValues(AtomicValue a, AtomicValue b)	Compare two Items by converting them to numbers and comparing the numeric values.
boolean	comparesEqual(AtomicValue a, AtomicValue b)	Compare two AtomicValue objects for equality according to the rules for their data type.
StringCollator	getCollator()	Get the collation used by this AtomicComparer if any
static NumericComparer	getInstance()
AtomicComparer	provideContext(XPathContext context)	Supply the dynamic context in case this is needed for the comparison
java.lang.String	save()	Create a string representation of this AtomicComparer that can be saved in a compiled package and used to reconstitute the AtomicComparer when the package is reloaded

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

converter

protected StringToDouble converter

Constructor Detail

NumericComparer

protected NumericComparer()

Method Detail

getInstance

public static NumericComparer getInstance()

getCollator

public StringCollator getCollator()

Description copied from interface: AtomicComparer

Get the collation used by this AtomicComparer if any

Specified by:

getCollator in interface AtomicComparer

Returns:

the collation used for comparing strings, or null if not applicable

provideContext

public AtomicComparer provideContext(XPathContext context)

Supply the dynamic context in case this is needed for the comparison

Specified by:

provideContext in interface AtomicComparer

Parameters:

context - the dynamic evaluation context

Returns:

either the original AtomicComparer, or a new AtomicComparer in which the context is known. The original AtomicComparer is not modified

compareAtomicValues

public int compareAtomicValues(AtomicValue a,
                               AtomicValue b)

Compare two Items by converting them to numbers and comparing the numeric values. If either value cannot be converted to a number, it is treated as NaN, and compares less that the other (two NaN values compare equal).

Specified by:

compareAtomicValues in interface AtomicComparer

Parameters:

a - the first Item to be compared.

b - the second Item to be compared.

Returns:

<0 if a<b, 0 if a=b, >0 if a>b

Throws:

java.lang.ClassCastException - if the objects are not Items

comparesEqual

public boolean comparesEqual(AtomicValue a,
                             AtomicValue b)

Compare two AtomicValue objects for equality according to the rules for their data type. UntypedAtomic values are compared by converting to the type of the other operand.

Specified by:

comparesEqual in interface AtomicComparer

Parameters:

a - the first object to be compared.

b - the second object to be compared.

Returns:

true if the values are equal, false if not

Throws:

java.lang.ClassCastException - if the objects are not comparable

save

public java.lang.String save()

Create a string representation of this AtomicComparer that can be saved in a compiled package and used to reconstitute the AtomicComparer when the package is reloaded

Specified by:

save in interface AtomicComparer

Returns:

a string representation of the AtomicComparer