Comparable 接口有一个compareTo方法,用来比较对象的“大、小”。
例子:
// 资源类
class Resource implements Comparable<Resource> { // Comparable 接口加上了泛型
private String name;
private int order;
public void setOrder( int order ) {
this.order = order;
}
// 根据 order 进行比较
public int compareTo( Resource r1 ) {
return order - r1.order;
}
//
public String toString() {
return "Resource [name=" + name + ", order=" + order + "]";
}
}
调用 compareTo 进行比较:
Resource r1 = new Resource();
Resource r2 = new Resource();
r1.setOrder( 12 );
r2.setOrder( 20 );
int result = r1.compareTo( r2 );
System.out.println( result );
// 使用 Collections.sort( list ); 方法对 list 排序
List<Resource> list1 = new ArrayList<>();
list1.add( r2 );
list1.add( r1 );
Collections.sort( list1 );
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Integer,String,(java.util.)Date 类都已经实现了Comparable接口,可以直接比较对象。
Integer a1 = 31;
Integer a2 = 51;
int result1 = a1.compareTo( a2 );
System.out.println( result1 );
String s1 = "spring";
String s2 = "autumn";
int result2 = s1.compareTo( s2 );
System.out.println( result2 );
Date d1 = new Date();
Thread.sleep( 1000 );
Date d2 = new Date();
int result3 = d1.compareTo( d2 );
System.out.println( result3 );