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For example: 108 <pre> <code>if (Ordering.from(comparator).reverse().isOrdered(list)) { ... }</code></pre> 109 110 <p>The <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#from(java.util.Comparator)"><CODE>from(Comparator)</CODE></A> method returns the equivalent <code>Ordering</code> instance for a pre-existing comparator. You can also skip the 111 comparator step and extend <code>Ordering</code> directly: <pre> <code>Ordering<String> byLengthOrdering = new Ordering<String>() { 112 public int compare(String left, String right) { 113 return Ints.compare(left.length(), right.length()); 114 } 115 };</code></pre> 116 117 Except as noted, the orderings returned by the factory methods of this 118 class are serializable if and only if the provided instances that back them 119 are. For example, if <code>ordering</code> and <code>function</code> can themselves be 120 serialized, then <code>ordering.onResultOf(function)</code> can as well. 121 <P> 122 123 <P> 124 <DL> 125 <DT><B>Since:</B></DT> 126 <DD>2010.01.04 <b>stable</b> (imported from Google Collections Library)</DD> 127 <DT><B>Author:</B></DT> 128 <DD>Jesse Wilson, Kevin Bourrillion</DD> 129 </DL> 130 <HR> 131 132 <P> 133 134 <!-- ======== CONSTRUCTOR SUMMARY ======== --> 135 136 <A NAME="constructor_summary"><!-- --></A> 137 <TABLE BORDER="1" WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 138 <TR BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" CLASS="TableHeadingColor"> 139 <TH ALIGN="left" COLSPAN="2"><FONT SIZE="+2"> 140 <B>Constructor Summary</B></FONT></TH> 141 </TR> 142 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 143 <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 144 <CODE>protected </CODE></FONT></TD> 145 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#Ordering()">Ordering</A></B>()</CODE> 146 147 <BR> 148 Constructs a new instance of this class (only invokable by the subclass 149 constructor, typically implicit).</TD> 150 </TR> 151 </TABLE> 152 153 <!-- ========== METHOD SUMMARY =========== --> 154 155 <A NAME="method_summary"><!-- --></A> 156 <TABLE BORDER="1" WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 157 <TR BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" CLASS="TableHeadingColor"> 158 <TH ALIGN="left" COLSPAN="2"><FONT SIZE="+2"> 159 <B>Method Summary</B></FONT></TH> 160 </TR> 161 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 162 <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 163 <CODE>static <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A>></CODE></FONT></TD> 164 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#arbitrary()">arbitrary</A></B>()</CODE> 165 166 <BR> 167 Returns an arbitrary ordering over all objects, for which <code>compare(a, 168 b) == 0</code> implies <code>a == b</code> (identity equality).</TD> 169 </TR> 170 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 171 <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 172 <CODE> int</CODE></FONT></TD> 173 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#binarySearch(java.util.List, T)">binarySearch</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/List.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">List</A><? extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> sortedList, 174 <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A> key)</CODE> 175 176 <BR> 177 <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Collections.html?is-external=true#binarySearch(java.util.List, T, java.util.Comparator)" title="class or interface in java.util"><CODE>Searches</CODE></A> 178 <code>sortedList</code> for <code>key</code> using the binary search algorithm.</TD> 179 </TR> 180 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 181 <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 182 <CODE> 183 <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 184 <TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 185 <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 186 <CODE><U extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> 187 <BR> 188 <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><U></CODE></FONT></TD> 189 </TR> 190 </TABLE> 191 </CODE></FONT></TD> 192 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#compound(java.util.Comparator)">compound</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Comparator.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Comparator</A><? super U> secondaryComparator)</CODE> 193 194 <BR> 195 Returns an ordering which first uses the ordering <code>this</code>, but which 196 in the event of a "tie", then delegates to <code>secondaryComparator</code>.</TD> 197 </TR> 198 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 199 <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 200 <CODE>static 201 <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 202 <TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 203 <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 204 <CODE><T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><T></CODE></FONT></TD> 205 </TR> 206 </TABLE> 207 </CODE></FONT></TD> 208 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#compound(java.lang.Iterable)">compound</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Iterable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Iterable</A><? extends <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Comparator.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Comparator</A><? super T>> comparators)</CODE> 209 210 <BR> 211 Returns an ordering which tries each given comparator in order until a 212 non-zero result is found, returning that result, and returning zero only if 213 all comparators return zero.</TD> 214 </TR> 215 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 216 <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 217 <CODE>static 218 <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 219 <TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 220 <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 221 <CODE><T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><T></CODE></FONT></TD> 222 </TR> 223 </TABLE> 224 </CODE></FONT></TD> 225 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#explicit(java.util.List)">explicit</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/List.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">List</A><T> valuesInOrder)</CODE> 226 227 <BR> 228 Returns an ordering that compares objects according to the order in 229 which they appear in the given list.</TD> 230 </TR> 231 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 232 <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 233 <CODE>static 234 <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 235 <TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 236 <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 237 <CODE><T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><T></CODE></FONT></TD> 238 </TR> 239 </TABLE> 240 </CODE></FONT></TD> 241 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#explicit(T, T...)">explicit</A></B>(T leastValue, 242 T... remainingValuesInOrder)</CODE> 243 244 <BR> 245 Returns an ordering that compares objects according to the order in 246 which they are given to this method.</TD> 247 </TR> 248 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 249 <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 250 <CODE>static 251 <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 252 <TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 253 <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 254 <CODE><T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><T></CODE></FONT></TD> 255 </TR> 256 </TABLE> 257 </CODE></FONT></TD> 258 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#from(java.util.Comparator)">from</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Comparator.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Comparator</A><T> comparator)</CODE> 259 260 <BR> 261 Returns an ordering for a pre-existing <code>comparator</code>.</TD> 262 </TR> 263 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 264 <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 265 <CODE>static 266 <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 267 <TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 268 <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 269 <CODE><T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><T></CODE></FONT></TD> 270 </TR> 271 </TABLE> 272 </CODE></FONT></TD> 273 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#from(com.google.common.collect.Ordering)">from</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><T> ordering)</CODE> 274 275 <BR> 276 <B>Deprecated.</B> <I>no need to use this</I></TD> 277 </TR> 278 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 279 <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 280 <CODE> boolean</CODE></FONT></TD> 281 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#isOrdered(java.lang.Iterable)">isOrdered</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Iterable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Iterable</A><? extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> iterable)</CODE> 282 283 <BR> 284 Returns <code>true</code> if each element in <code>iterable</code> after the first is 285 greater than or equal to the element that preceded it, according to this 286 ordering.</TD> 287 </TR> 288 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 289 <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 290 <CODE> boolean</CODE></FONT></TD> 291 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#isStrictlyOrdered(java.lang.Iterable)">isStrictlyOrdered</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Iterable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Iterable</A><? extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> iterable)</CODE> 292 293 <BR> 294 Returns <code>true</code> if each element in <code>iterable</code> after the first is 295 <i>strictly</i> greater than the element that preceded it, according to 296 this ordering.</TD> 297 </TR> 298 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 299 <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 300 <CODE> 301 <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 302 <TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 303 <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 304 <CODE><S extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> 305 <BR> 306 <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Iterable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Iterable</A><S>></CODE></FONT></TD> 307 </TR> 308 </TABLE> 309 </CODE></FONT></TD> 310 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#lexicographical()">lexicographical</A></B>()</CODE> 311 312 <BR> 313 Returns a new ordering which sorts iterables by comparing corresponding 314 elements pairwise until a nonzero result is found; imposes "dictionary 315 order".</TD> 316 </TR> 317 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 318 <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 319 <CODE> 320 <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 321 <TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 322 <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 323 <CODE><E extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> 324 <BR> 325 E</CODE></FONT></TD> 326 </TR> 327 </TABLE> 328 </CODE></FONT></TD> 329 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#max(E, E)">max</A></B>(E a, 330 E b)</CODE> 331 332 <BR> 333 Returns the larger of the two values according to this ordering.</TD> 334 </TR> 335 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 336 <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 337 <CODE> 338 <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 339 <TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 340 <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 341 <CODE><E extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> 342 <BR> 343 E</CODE></FONT></TD> 344 </TR> 345 </TABLE> 346 </CODE></FONT></TD> 347 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#max(E, E, E, E...)">max</A></B>(E a, 348 E b, 349 E c, 350 E... rest)</CODE> 351 352 <BR> 353 Returns the largest of the specified values according to this ordering.</TD> 354 </TR> 355 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 356 <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 357 <CODE> 358 <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 359 <TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 360 <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 361 <CODE><E extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> 362 <BR> 363 E</CODE></FONT></TD> 364 </TR> 365 </TABLE> 366 </CODE></FONT></TD> 367 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#max(java.lang.Iterable)">max</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Iterable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Iterable</A><E> iterable)</CODE> 368 369 <BR> 370 Returns the largest of the specified values according to this ordering.</TD> 371 </TR> 372 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 373 <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 374 <CODE> 375 <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 376 <TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 377 <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 378 <CODE><E extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> 379 <BR> 380 E</CODE></FONT></TD> 381 </TR> 382 </TABLE> 383 </CODE></FONT></TD> 384 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#min(E, E)">min</A></B>(E a, 385 E b)</CODE> 386 387 <BR> 388 Returns the smaller of the two values according to this ordering.</TD> 389 </TR> 390 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 391 <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 392 <CODE> 393 <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 394 <TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 395 <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 396 <CODE><E extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> 397 <BR> 398 E</CODE></FONT></TD> 399 </TR> 400 </TABLE> 401 </CODE></FONT></TD> 402 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#min(E, E, E, E...)">min</A></B>(E a, 403 E b, 404 E c, 405 E... rest)</CODE> 406 407 <BR> 408 Returns the smallest of the specified values according to this ordering.</TD> 409 </TR> 410 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 411 <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 412 <CODE> 413 <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 414 <TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 415 <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 416 <CODE><E extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> 417 <BR> 418 E</CODE></FONT></TD> 419 </TR> 420 </TABLE> 421 </CODE></FONT></TD> 422 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#min(java.lang.Iterable)">min</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Iterable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Iterable</A><E> iterable)</CODE> 423 424 <BR> 425 Returns the smallest of the specified values according to this ordering.</TD> 426 </TR> 427 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 428 <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 429 <CODE>static 430 <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 431 <TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 432 <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 433 <CODE><C extends <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Comparable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Comparable</A>> 434 <BR> 435 <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><C></CODE></FONT></TD> 436 </TR> 437 </TABLE> 438 </CODE></FONT></TD> 439 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#natural()">natural</A></B>()</CODE> 440 441 <BR> 442 Returns a serializable ordering that uses the natural order of the values.</TD> 443 </TR> 444 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 445 <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 446 <CODE> 447 <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 448 <TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 449 <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 450 <CODE><S extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> 451 <BR> 452 <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><S></CODE></FONT></TD> 453 </TR> 454 </TABLE> 455 </CODE></FONT></TD> 456 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#nullsFirst()">nullsFirst</A></B>()</CODE> 457 458 <BR> 459 Returns an ordering that treats <code>null</code> as less than all other values 460 and uses <code>this</code> to compare non-null values.</TD> 461 </TR> 462 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 463 <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 464 <CODE> 465 <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 466 <TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 467 <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 468 <CODE><S extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> 469 <BR> 470 <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><S></CODE></FONT></TD> 471 </TR> 472 </TABLE> 473 </CODE></FONT></TD> 474 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#nullsLast()">nullsLast</A></B>()</CODE> 475 476 <BR> 477 Returns an ordering that treats <code>null</code> as greater than all other 478 values and uses this ordering to compare non-null values.</TD> 479 </TR> 480 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 481 <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 482 <CODE> 483 <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 484 <TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 485 <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 486 <CODE><F> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><F></CODE></FONT></TD> 487 </TR> 488 </TABLE> 489 </CODE></FONT></TD> 490 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#onResultOf(com.google.common.base.Function)">onResultOf</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Function.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Function</A><F,? extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> function)</CODE> 491 492 <BR> 493 Returns a new ordering on <code>F</code> which orders elements by first applying 494 a function to them, then comparing those results using <code>this</code>.</TD> 495 </TR> 496 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 497 <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 498 <CODE> 499 <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 500 <TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 501 <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 502 <CODE><S extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> 503 <BR> 504 <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><S></CODE></FONT></TD> 505 </TR> 506 </TABLE> 507 </CODE></FONT></TD> 508 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#reverse()">reverse</A></B>()</CODE> 509 510 <BR> 511 Returns the reverse of this ordering; the <code>Ordering</code> equivalent to 512 <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Collections.html?is-external=true#reverseOrder(java.util.Comparator)" title="class or interface in java.util"><CODE>Collections.reverseOrder(Comparator)</CODE></A>.</TD> 513 </TR> 514 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 515 <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 516 <CODE> 517 <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 518 <TR ALIGN="right" VALIGN=""> 519 <TD NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="-1"> 520 <CODE><E extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> 521 <BR> 522 <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/List.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">List</A><E></CODE></FONT></TD> 523 </TR> 524 </TABLE> 525 </CODE></FONT></TD> 526 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#sortedCopy(java.lang.Iterable)">sortedCopy</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Iterable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Iterable</A><E> iterable)</CODE> 527 528 <BR> 529 Returns a copy of the given iterable sorted by this ordering.</TD> 530 </TR> 531 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 532 <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 533 <CODE>static <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A>></CODE></FONT></TD> 534 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#usingToString()">usingToString</A></B>()</CODE> 535 536 <BR> 537 Returns an ordering that compares objects by the natural ordering of their 538 string representations as returned by <code>toString()</code>.</TD> 539 </TR> 540 </TABLE> 541 <A NAME="methods_inherited_from_class_java.lang.Object"><!-- --></A> 542 <TABLE BORDER="1" WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 543 <TR BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF" CLASS="TableSubHeadingColor"> 544 <TH ALIGN="left"><B>Methods inherited from class java.lang.<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A></B></TH> 545 </TR> 546 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 547 <TD><CODE><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true#clone()" title="class or interface in java.lang">clone</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true#equals(java.lang.Object)" title="class or interface in java.lang">equals</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true#finalize()" title="class or interface in java.lang">finalize</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true#getClass()" title="class or interface in java.lang">getClass</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true#hashCode()" title="class or interface in java.lang">hashCode</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true#notify()" title="class or interface in java.lang">notify</A>, <A 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<TH ALIGN="left"><B>Methods inherited from interface java.util.<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Comparator.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Comparator</A></B></TH> 554 </TR> 555 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 556 <TD><CODE><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Comparator.html?is-external=true#compare(T, T)" title="class or interface in java.util">compare</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Comparator.html?is-external=true#equals(java.lang.Object)" title="class or interface in java.util">equals</A></CODE></TD> 557 </TR> 558 </TABLE> 559 560 <P> 561 562 <!-- ========= CONSTRUCTOR DETAIL ======== --> 563 564 <A NAME="constructor_detail"><!-- --></A> 565 <TABLE BORDER="1" WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 566 <TR BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" CLASS="TableHeadingColor"> 567 <TH ALIGN="left" COLSPAN="1"><FONT SIZE="+2"> 568 <B>Constructor Detail</B></FONT></TH> 569 </TR> 570 </TABLE> 571 572 <A NAME="Ordering()"><!-- --></A><H3> 573 Ordering</H3> 574 <PRE> 575 protected <B>Ordering</B>()</PRE> 576 <DL> 577 <DD>Constructs a new instance of this class (only invokable by the subclass 578 constructor, typically implicit). 579 <P> 580 </DL> 581 582 <!-- ============ METHOD DETAIL ========== --> 583 584 <A NAME="method_detail"><!-- --></A> 585 <TABLE BORDER="1" WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 586 <TR BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" CLASS="TableHeadingColor"> 587 <TH ALIGN="left" COLSPAN="1"><FONT SIZE="+2"> 588 <B>Method Detail</B></FONT></TH> 589 </TR> 590 </TABLE> 591 592 <A NAME="natural()"><!-- --></A><H3> 593 natural</H3> 594 <PRE> 595 public static <C extends <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Comparable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Comparable</A>> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><C> <B>natural</B>()</PRE> 596 <DL> 597 <DD>Returns a serializable ordering that uses the natural order of the values. 598 The ordering throws a <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/NullPointerException.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang"><CODE>NullPointerException</CODE></A> when passed a null 599 parameter. 600 601 <p>The type specification is <code><C extends Comparable></code>, instead of 602 the technically correct <code><C extends Comparable<? super C>></code>, to 603 support legacy types from before Java 5. 604 <P> 605 <DD><DL> 606 </DL> 607 </DD> 608 <DD><DL> 609 </DL> 610 </DD> 611 </DL> 612 <HR> 613 614 <A NAME="from(java.util.Comparator)"><!-- --></A><H3> 615 from</H3> 616 <PRE> 617 public static <T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><T> <B>from</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Comparator.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Comparator</A><T> comparator)</PRE> 618 <DL> 619 <DD>Returns an ordering for a pre-existing <code>comparator</code>. Note 620 that if the comparator is not pre-existing, and you don't require 621 serialization, you can subclass <code>Ordering</code> and implement its 622 <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Comparator.html?is-external=true#compare(T, T)" title="class or interface in java.util"><CODE>compare</CODE></A> method instead. 623 <P> 624 <DD><DL> 625 </DL> 626 </DD> 627 <DD><DL> 628 <DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>comparator</CODE> - the comparator that defines the order</DL> 629 </DD> 630 </DL> 631 <HR> 632 633 <A NAME="from(com.google.common.collect.Ordering)"><!-- --></A><H3> 634 from</H3> 635 <PRE> 636 <FONT SIZE="-1"><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Deprecated.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">@Deprecated</A> 637 </FONT>public static <T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><T> <B>from</B>(<A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><T> ordering)</PRE> 638 <DL> 639 <DD><B>Deprecated.</B> <I>no need to use this</I> 640 <P> 641 <DD>Simply returns its argument. 642 <P> 643 <DD><DL> 644 </DL> 645 </DD> 646 <DD><DL> 647 </DL> 648 </DD> 649 </DL> 650 <HR> 651 652 <A NAME="explicit(java.util.List)"><!-- --></A><H3> 653 explicit</H3> 654 <PRE> 655 public static <T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><T> <B>explicit</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/List.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">List</A><T> valuesInOrder)</PRE> 656 <DL> 657 <DD>Returns an ordering that compares objects according to the order in 658 which they appear in the given list. Only objects present in the list 659 (according to <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true#equals(java.lang.Object)" title="class or interface in java.lang"><CODE>Object.equals(java.lang.Object)</CODE></A>) may be compared. This comparator 660 imposes a "partial ordering" over the type <code>T</code>. Subsequent changes 661 to the <code>valuesInOrder</code> list will have no effect on the returned 662 comparator. Null values in the list are not supported. 663 664 <p>The returned comparator throws an <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/ClassCastException.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang"><CODE>ClassCastException</CODE></A> when it 665 receives an input parameter that isn't among the provided values. 666 667 <p>The generated comparator is serializable if all the provided values are 668 serializable. 669 <P> 670 <DD><DL> 671 </DL> 672 </DD> 673 <DD><DL> 674 <DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>valuesInOrder</CODE> - the values that the returned comparator will be able 675 to compare, in the order the comparator should induce 676 <DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the comparator described above 677 <DT><B>Throws:</B> 678 <DD><CODE><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/NullPointerException.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">NullPointerException</A></CODE> - if any of the provided values is null 679 <DD><CODE><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">IllegalArgumentException</A></CODE> - if <code>valuesInOrder</code> contains any 680 duplicate values (according to <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true#equals(java.lang.Object)" title="class or interface in java.lang"><CODE>Object.equals(java.lang.Object)</CODE></A>)</DL> 681 </DD> 682 </DL> 683 <HR> 684 685 <A NAME="explicit(java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object[])"><!-- --></A><A NAME="explicit(T, T...)"><!-- --></A><H3> 686 explicit</H3> 687 <PRE> 688 public static <T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><T> <B>explicit</B>(T leastValue, 689 T... remainingValuesInOrder)</PRE> 690 <DL> 691 <DD>Returns an ordering that compares objects according to the order in 692 which they are given to this method. Only objects present in the argument 693 list (according to <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true#equals(java.lang.Object)" title="class or interface in java.lang"><CODE>Object.equals(java.lang.Object)</CODE></A>) may be compared. This comparator 694 imposes a "partial ordering" over the type <code>T</code>. Null values in the 695 argument list are not supported. 696 697 <p>The returned comparator throws a <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/ClassCastException.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang"><CODE>ClassCastException</CODE></A> when it 698 receives an input parameter that isn't among the provided values. 699 700 <p>The generated comparator is serializable if all the provided values are 701 serializable. 702 <P> 703 <DD><DL> 704 </DL> 705 </DD> 706 <DD><DL> 707 <DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>leastValue</CODE> - the value which the returned comparator should consider 708 the "least" of all values<DD><CODE>remainingValuesInOrder</CODE> - the rest of the values that the returned 709 comparator will be able to compare, in the order the comparator should 710 follow 711 <DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the comparator described above 712 <DT><B>Throws:</B> 713 <DD><CODE><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/NullPointerException.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">NullPointerException</A></CODE> - if any of the provided values is null 714 <DD><CODE><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">IllegalArgumentException</A></CODE> - if any duplicate values (according to 715 <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true#equals(java.lang.Object)" title="class or interface in java.lang"><CODE>Object.equals(Object)</CODE></A>) are present among the method arguments</DL> 716 </DD> 717 </DL> 718 <HR> 719 720 <A NAME="arbitrary()"><!-- --></A><H3> 721 arbitrary</H3> 722 <PRE> 723 public static <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A>> <B>arbitrary</B>()</PRE> 724 <DL> 725 <DD>Returns an arbitrary ordering over all objects, for which <code>compare(a, 726 b) == 0</code> implies <code>a == b</code> (identity equality). There is no meaning 727 whatsoever to the order imposed, but it is constant for the life of the VM. 728 729 <p>Because the ordering is identity-based, it is not "consistent with 730 <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true#equals(java.lang.Object)" title="class or interface in java.lang"><CODE>Object.equals(Object)</CODE></A>" as defined by <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Comparator.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util"><CODE>Comparator</CODE></A>. Use 731 caution when building a <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/SortedSet.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util"><CODE>SortedSet</CODE></A> or <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/SortedMap.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util"><CODE>SortedMap</CODE></A> from it, as 732 the resulting collection will not behave exactly according to spec. 733 734 <p>This ordering is not serializable, as its implementation relies on 735 <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/System.html?is-external=true#identityHashCode(java.lang.Object)" title="class or interface in java.lang"><CODE>System.identityHashCode(Object)</CODE></A>, so its behavior cannot be 736 preserved across serialization. 737 <P> 738 <DD><DL> 739 </DL> 740 </DD> 741 <DD><DL> 742 <DT><B>Since:</B></DT> 743 <DD>2010.01.04 <b>tentative</b></DD> 744 </DL> 745 </DD> 746 </DL> 747 <HR> 748 749 <A NAME="usingToString()"><!-- --></A><H3> 750 usingToString</H3> 751 <PRE> 752 public static <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A>> <B>usingToString</B>()</PRE> 753 <DL> 754 <DD>Returns an ordering that compares objects by the natural ordering of their 755 string representations as returned by <code>toString()</code>. It does not 756 support null values. 757 758 <p>The comparator is serializable. 759 <P> 760 <DD><DL> 761 </DL> 762 </DD> 763 <DD><DL> 764 </DL> 765 </DD> 766 </DL> 767 <HR> 768 769 <A NAME="compound(java.lang.Iterable)"><!-- --></A><H3> 770 compound</H3> 771 <PRE> 772 public static <T> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><T> <B>compound</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Iterable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Iterable</A><? extends <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Comparator.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Comparator</A><? super T>> comparators)</PRE> 773 <DL> 774 <DD>Returns an ordering which tries each given comparator in order until a 775 non-zero result is found, returning that result, and returning zero only if 776 all comparators return zero. The returned ordering is based on the state of 777 the <code>comparators</code> iterable at the time it was provided to this 778 method. 779 780 <p>The returned ordering is equivalent to that produced using <code>Ordering.from(comp1).compound(comp2).compound(comp3) . . .</code>. 781 782 <p><b>Warning:</b> Supplying an argument with undefined iteration order, 783 such as a <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/HashSet.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util"><CODE>HashSet</CODE></A>, will produce non-deterministic results. 784 <P> 785 <DD><DL> 786 </DL> 787 </DD> 788 <DD><DL> 789 <DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>comparators</CODE> - the comparators to try in order</DL> 790 </DD> 791 </DL> 792 <HR> 793 794 <A NAME="compound(java.util.Comparator)"><!-- --></A><H3> 795 compound</H3> 796 <PRE> 797 public <U extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><U> <B>compound</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Comparator.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Comparator</A><? super U> secondaryComparator)</PRE> 798 <DL> 799 <DD>Returns an ordering which first uses the ordering <code>this</code>, but which 800 in the event of a "tie", then delegates to <code>secondaryComparator</code>. 801 For example, to sort a bug list first by status and second by priority, you 802 might use <code>byStatus.compound(byPriority)</code>. For a compound ordering 803 with three or more components, simply chain multiple calls to this method. 804 805 <p>An ordering produced by this method, or a chain of calls to this method, 806 is equivalent to one created using <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#compound(java.lang.Iterable)"><CODE>compound(Iterable)</CODE></A> on 807 the same component comparators. 808 <P> 809 <DD><DL> 810 </DL> 811 </DD> 812 <DD><DL> 813 </DL> 814 </DD> 815 </DL> 816 <HR> 817 818 <A NAME="reverse()"><!-- --></A><H3> 819 reverse</H3> 820 <PRE> 821 public <S extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><S> <B>reverse</B>()</PRE> 822 <DL> 823 <DD>Returns the reverse of this ordering; the <code>Ordering</code> equivalent to 824 <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Collections.html?is-external=true#reverseOrder(java.util.Comparator)" title="class or interface in java.util"><CODE>Collections.reverseOrder(Comparator)</CODE></A>. 825 <P> 826 <DD><DL> 827 </DL> 828 </DD> 829 <DD><DL> 830 </DL> 831 </DD> 832 </DL> 833 <HR> 834 835 <A NAME="onResultOf(com.google.common.base.Function)"><!-- --></A><H3> 836 onResultOf</H3> 837 <PRE> 838 public <F> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><F> <B>onResultOf</B>(<A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/base/Function.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Function</A><F,? extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> function)</PRE> 839 <DL> 840 <DD>Returns a new ordering on <code>F</code> which orders elements by first applying 841 a function to them, then comparing those results using <code>this</code>. For 842 example, to compare objects by their string forms, in a case-insensitive 843 manner, use: <pre> <code>Ordering.from(String.CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER) 844 .onResultOf(Functions.toStringFunction())</code></pre> 845 <P> 846 <DD><DL> 847 </DL> 848 </DD> 849 <DD><DL> 850 </DL> 851 </DD> 852 </DL> 853 <HR> 854 855 <A NAME="lexicographical()"><!-- --></A><H3> 856 lexicographical</H3> 857 <PRE> 858 public <S extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Iterable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Iterable</A><S>> <B>lexicographical</B>()</PRE> 859 <DL> 860 <DD>Returns a new ordering which sorts iterables by comparing corresponding 861 elements pairwise until a nonzero result is found; imposes "dictionary 862 order". If the end of one iterable is reached, but not the other, the 863 shorter iterable is considered to be less than the longer one. For example, 864 a lexicographical natural ordering over integers considers <code>[] < [1] < [1, 1] < [1, 2] < [2]</code>. 865 866 <p>Note that <code>ordering.lexicographical().reverse()</code> is not 867 equivalent to <code>ordering.reverse().lexicographical()</code> (consider how 868 each would order <code>[1]</code> and <code>[1, 1]</code>). 869 <P> 870 <DD><DL> 871 </DL> 872 </DD> 873 <DD><DL> 874 <DT><B>Since:</B></DT> 875 <DD>2010.01.04 <b>tentative</b></DD> 876 </DL> 877 </DD> 878 </DL> 879 <HR> 880 881 <A NAME="nullsFirst()"><!-- --></A><H3> 882 nullsFirst</H3> 883 <PRE> 884 public <S extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><S> <B>nullsFirst</B>()</PRE> 885 <DL> 886 <DD>Returns an ordering that treats <code>null</code> as less than all other values 887 and uses <code>this</code> to compare non-null values. 888 <P> 889 <DD><DL> 890 </DL> 891 </DD> 892 <DD><DL> 893 </DL> 894 </DD> 895 </DL> 896 <HR> 897 898 <A NAME="nullsLast()"><!-- --></A><H3> 899 nullsLast</H3> 900 <PRE> 901 public <S extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A><S> <B>nullsLast</B>()</PRE> 902 <DL> 903 <DD>Returns an ordering that treats <code>null</code> as greater than all other 904 values and uses this ordering to compare non-null values. 905 <P> 906 <DD><DL> 907 </DL> 908 </DD> 909 <DD><DL> 910 </DL> 911 </DD> 912 </DL> 913 <HR> 914 915 <A NAME="binarySearch(java.util.List,java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><A NAME="binarySearch(java.util.List, T)"><!-- --></A><H3> 916 binarySearch</H3> 917 <PRE> 918 public int <B>binarySearch</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/List.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">List</A><? extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> sortedList, 919 <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A> key)</PRE> 920 <DL> 921 <DD><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Collections.html?is-external=true#binarySearch(java.util.List, T, java.util.Comparator)" title="class or interface in java.util"><CODE>Searches</CODE></A> 922 <code>sortedList</code> for <code>key</code> using the binary search algorithm. The 923 list must be sorted using this ordering. 924 <P> 925 <DD><DL> 926 </DL> 927 </DD> 928 <DD><DL> 929 <DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>sortedList</CODE> - the list to be searched<DD><CODE>key</CODE> - the key to be searched for</DL> 930 </DD> 931 </DL> 932 <HR> 933 934 <A NAME="sortedCopy(java.lang.Iterable)"><!-- --></A><H3> 935 sortedCopy</H3> 936 <PRE> 937 public <E extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/List.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">List</A><E> <B>sortedCopy</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Iterable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Iterable</A><E> iterable)</PRE> 938 <DL> 939 <DD>Returns a copy of the given iterable sorted by this ordering. The input is 940 not modified. The returned list is modifiable, serializable, and has random 941 access. 942 943 <p>Unlike <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Sets.html#newTreeSet(java.lang.Iterable)"><CODE>Sets.newTreeSet(Iterable)</CODE></A>, this method does not collapse 944 elements that compare as zero, and the resulting collection does not 945 maintain its own sort order. 946 <P> 947 <DD><DL> 948 </DL> 949 </DD> 950 <DD><DL> 951 <DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>iterable</CODE> - the elements to be copied and sorted 952 <DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a new list containing the given elements in sorted order</DL> 953 </DD> 954 </DL> 955 <HR> 956 957 <A NAME="isOrdered(java.lang.Iterable)"><!-- --></A><H3> 958 isOrdered</H3> 959 <PRE> 960 public boolean <B>isOrdered</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Iterable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Iterable</A><? extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> iterable)</PRE> 961 <DL> 962 <DD>Returns <code>true</code> if each element in <code>iterable</code> after the first is 963 greater than or equal to the element that preceded it, according to this 964 ordering. Note that this is always true when the iterable has fewer than 965 two elements. 966 <P> 967 <DD><DL> 968 </DL> 969 </DD> 970 <DD><DL> 971 </DL> 972 </DD> 973 </DL> 974 <HR> 975 976 <A NAME="isStrictlyOrdered(java.lang.Iterable)"><!-- --></A><H3> 977 isStrictlyOrdered</H3> 978 <PRE> 979 public boolean <B>isStrictlyOrdered</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Iterable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Iterable</A><? extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> iterable)</PRE> 980 <DL> 981 <DD>Returns <code>true</code> if each element in <code>iterable</code> after the first is 982 <i>strictly</i> greater than the element that preceded it, according to 983 this ordering. Note that this is always true when the iterable has fewer 984 than two elements. 985 <P> 986 <DD><DL> 987 </DL> 988 </DD> 989 <DD><DL> 990 </DL> 991 </DD> 992 </DL> 993 <HR> 994 995 <A NAME="max(java.lang.Iterable)"><!-- --></A><H3> 996 max</H3> 997 <PRE> 998 public <E extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> E <B>max</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Iterable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Iterable</A><E> iterable)</PRE> 999 <DL> 1000 <DD>Returns the largest of the specified values according to this ordering. If 1001 there are multiple largest values, the first of those is returned. 1002 <P> 1003 <DD><DL> 1004 </DL> 1005 </DD> 1006 <DD><DL> 1007 <DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>iterable</CODE> - the iterable whose maximum element is to be determined 1008 <DT><B>Throws:</B> 1009 <DD><CODE><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/NoSuchElementException.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">NoSuchElementException</A></CODE> - if <code>iterable</code> is empty 1010 <DD><CODE><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/ClassCastException.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">ClassCastException</A></CODE> - if the parameters are not <i>mutually 1011 comparable</i> under this ordering.</DL> 1012 </DD> 1013 </DL> 1014 <HR> 1015 1016 <A NAME="max(java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object[])"><!-- --></A><A NAME="max(E, E, E, E...)"><!-- --></A><H3> 1017 max</H3> 1018 <PRE> 1019 public <E extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> E <B>max</B>(E a, 1020 E b, 1021 E c, 1022 E... rest)</PRE> 1023 <DL> 1024 <DD>Returns the largest of the specified values according to this ordering. If 1025 there are multiple largest values, the first of those is returned. 1026 <P> 1027 <DD><DL> 1028 </DL> 1029 </DD> 1030 <DD><DL> 1031 <DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>a</CODE> - value to compare, returned if greater than or equal to the rest.<DD><CODE>b</CODE> - value to compare<DD><CODE>c</CODE> - value to compare<DD><CODE>rest</CODE> - values to compare 1032 <DT><B>Throws:</B> 1033 <DD><CODE><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/ClassCastException.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">ClassCastException</A></CODE> - if the parameters are not <i>mutually 1034 comparable</i> under this ordering.</DL> 1035 </DD> 1036 </DL> 1037 <HR> 1038 1039 <A NAME="max(java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><A NAME="max(E, E)"><!-- --></A><H3> 1040 max</H3> 1041 <PRE> 1042 public <E extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> E <B>max</B>(E a, 1043 E b)</PRE> 1044 <DL> 1045 <DD>Returns the larger of the two values according to this ordering. If the 1046 values compare as 0, the first is returned. 1047 1048 <p><b>Implementation note:</b> this method is invoked by the default 1049 implementations of the other <code>max</code> overloads, so overriding it will 1050 affect their behavior. 1051 <P> 1052 <DD><DL> 1053 </DL> 1054 </DD> 1055 <DD><DL> 1056 <DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>a</CODE> - value to compare, returned if greater than or equal to b.<DD><CODE>b</CODE> - value to compare. 1057 <DT><B>Throws:</B> 1058 <DD><CODE><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/ClassCastException.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">ClassCastException</A></CODE> - if the parameters are not <i>mutually 1059 comparable</i> under this ordering.</DL> 1060 </DD> 1061 </DL> 1062 <HR> 1063 1064 <A NAME="min(java.lang.Iterable)"><!-- --></A><H3> 1065 min</H3> 1066 <PRE> 1067 public <E extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> E <B>min</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Iterable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Iterable</A><E> iterable)</PRE> 1068 <DL> 1069 <DD>Returns the smallest of the specified values according to this ordering. If 1070 there are multiple smallest values, the first of those is returned. 1071 <P> 1072 <DD><DL> 1073 </DL> 1074 </DD> 1075 <DD><DL> 1076 <DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>iterable</CODE> - the iterable whose minimum element is to be determined 1077 <DT><B>Throws:</B> 1078 <DD><CODE><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/NoSuchElementException.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">NoSuchElementException</A></CODE> - if <code>iterable</code> is empty 1079 <DD><CODE><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/ClassCastException.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">ClassCastException</A></CODE> - if the parameters are not <i>mutually 1080 comparable</i> under this ordering.</DL> 1081 </DD> 1082 </DL> 1083 <HR> 1084 1085 <A NAME="min(java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object[])"><!-- --></A><A NAME="min(E, E, E, E...)"><!-- --></A><H3> 1086 min</H3> 1087 <PRE> 1088 public <E extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> E <B>min</B>(E a, 1089 E b, 1090 E c, 1091 E... rest)</PRE> 1092 <DL> 1093 <DD>Returns the smallest of the specified values according to this ordering. If 1094 there are multiple smallest values, the first of those is returned. 1095 <P> 1096 <DD><DL> 1097 </DL> 1098 </DD> 1099 <DD><DL> 1100 <DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>a</CODE> - value to compare, returned if less than or equal to the rest.<DD><CODE>b</CODE> - value to compare<DD><CODE>c</CODE> - value to compare<DD><CODE>rest</CODE> - values to compare 1101 <DT><B>Throws:</B> 1102 <DD><CODE><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/ClassCastException.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">ClassCastException</A></CODE> - if the parameters are not <i>mutually 1103 comparable</i> under this ordering.</DL> 1104 </DD> 1105 </DL> 1106 <HR> 1107 1108 <A NAME="min(java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><A NAME="min(E, E)"><!-- --></A><H3> 1109 min</H3> 1110 <PRE> 1111 public <E extends <A HREF="../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>> E <B>min</B>(E a, 1112 E b)</PRE> 1113 <DL> 1114 <DD>Returns the smaller of the two values according to this ordering. 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