iaik.utils

Class ComparableByteArray

java.lang.Object

iaik.utils.ComparableByteArray

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable

public class ComparableByteArray
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable

This is a wrapper class to implement a comparable byte array.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected byte[]	array_ The content of this object.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ComparableByteArray(byte[] array) Creates a comparable byte array object.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compareTo(java.lang.Object otherObject) Implementation of Comparable.compareTo(java.lang.Object).
static boolean	equals(byte[] array1, byte[] array2) Checks, if the content of the given arrays are equal.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object otherObject) Checks, if the content array of this object is equal to the content array of the other object.
byte[]	getArray() Get the content byte array of this object.
int	hashCode() A hash code of this object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

array_

protected byte[] array_

The content of this object.

Constructor Detail

ComparableByteArray

public ComparableByteArray(byte[] array)

Creates a comparable byte array object.

Parameters:

array - The content array of this object.

Method Detail

equals

public static boolean equals(byte[] array1,
             byte[] array2)

Checks, if the content of the given arrays are equal. If both are null, they are also considered equal.

Parameters:

array1 - The first byte array.

array2 - The second byte array.

Returns:

True, if the both arrays are null or if they contain the same number and the same elements; false, otherwise.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object otherObject)

Checks, if the content array of this object is equal to the content array of the other object.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

otherObject - The other comparable byte array object.

Returns:

True, if the array of this object contains the same bytes as the content array of the other object; false, otherwise.

getArray

public byte[] getArray()

Get the content byte array of this object.

Returns:

The byte array that is the content of this object.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

A hash code of this object. Derived from the content byte array.

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

A hash code specific for this object.

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object otherObject)

Implementation of Comparable.compareTo(java.lang.Object).

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable

Parameters:

otherObject - The other ComparableByteArray object to compare to.

Returns:

A value < 0, if this array is lexicographically less than the other array; a value > 0, if this array is lexicographically greater than the other array; or 0, if both array have the same length and the same content.