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017package org.apache.commons.io.comparator;
018
019import java.io.File;
020import java.io.Serializable;
021import java.util.Comparator;
022
023import org.apache.commons.io.IOCase;
024
025/**
026 * Compare the <b>path</b> of two files for order (see {@link File#getPath()}).
027 * <p>
028 * This comparator can be used to sort lists or arrays of files
029 * by their path either in a case-sensitive, case-insensitive or
030 * system dependant case sensitive way. A number of singleton instances
031 * are provided for the various case sensitivity options (using {@link IOCase})
032 * and the reverse of those options.
033 * <p>
034 * Example of a <i>case-sensitive</i> file path sort using the
035 * {@link #PATH_COMPARATOR} singleton instance:
036 * <pre>
037 *       List&lt;File&gt; list = ...
038 *       PathFileComparator.PATH_COMPARATOR.sort(list);
039 * </pre>
040 * <p>
041 * Example of a <i>reverse case-insensitive</i> file path sort using the
042 * {@link #PATH_INSENSITIVE_REVERSE} singleton instance:
043 * <pre>
044 *       File[] array = ...
045 *       PathFileComparator.PATH_INSENSITIVE_REVERSE.sort(array);
046 * </pre>
047 * <p>
048 *
049 * @version $Id: PathFileComparator.java 1304052 2012-03-22 20:55:29Z ggregory $
050 * @since 1.4
051 */
052public class PathFileComparator extends AbstractFileComparator implements Serializable {
053
054    /** Case-sensitive path comparator instance (see {@link IOCase#SENSITIVE}) */
055    public static final Comparator<File> PATH_COMPARATOR = new PathFileComparator();
056
057    /** Reverse case-sensitive path comparator instance (see {@link IOCase#SENSITIVE}) */
058    public static final Comparator<File> PATH_REVERSE = new ReverseComparator(PATH_COMPARATOR);
059
060    /** Case-insensitive path comparator instance (see {@link IOCase#INSENSITIVE}) */
061    public static final Comparator<File> PATH_INSENSITIVE_COMPARATOR = new PathFileComparator(IOCase.INSENSITIVE);
062
063    /** Reverse case-insensitive path comparator instance (see {@link IOCase#INSENSITIVE}) */
064    public static final Comparator<File> PATH_INSENSITIVE_REVERSE = new ReverseComparator(PATH_INSENSITIVE_COMPARATOR);
065
066    /** System sensitive path comparator instance (see {@link IOCase#SYSTEM}) */
067    public static final Comparator<File> PATH_SYSTEM_COMPARATOR = new PathFileComparator(IOCase.SYSTEM);
068
069    /** Reverse system sensitive path comparator instance (see {@link IOCase#SYSTEM}) */
070    public static final Comparator<File> PATH_SYSTEM_REVERSE = new ReverseComparator(PATH_SYSTEM_COMPARATOR);
071
072    /** Whether the comparison is case sensitive. */
073    private final IOCase caseSensitivity;
074
075    /**
076     * Construct a case sensitive file path comparator instance.
077     */
078    public PathFileComparator() {
079        this.caseSensitivity = IOCase.SENSITIVE;
080    }
081
082    /**
083     * Construct a file path comparator instance with the specified case-sensitivity.
084     *
085     * @param caseSensitivity  how to handle case sensitivity, null means case-sensitive
086     */
087    public PathFileComparator(IOCase caseSensitivity) {
088        this.caseSensitivity = caseSensitivity == null ? IOCase.SENSITIVE : caseSensitivity;
089    }
090
091    /**
092     * Compare the paths of two files the specified case sensitivity.
093     * 
094     * @param file1 The first file to compare
095     * @param file2 The second file to compare
096     * @return a negative value if the first file's path
097     * is less than the second, zero if the paths are the
098     * same and a positive value if the first files path
099     * is greater than the second file.
100     * 
101     */
102    public int compare(File file1, File file2) {
103        return caseSensitivity.checkCompareTo(file1.getPath(), file2.getPath());
104    }
105
106    /**
107     * String representation of this file comparator.
108     *
109     * @return String representation of this file comparator
110     */
111    @Override
112    public String toString() {
113        return super.toString() + "[caseSensitivity=" + caseSensitivity + "]";
114    }
115}