/**
* Abiquo community edition
* cloud management application for hybrid clouds
* Copyright (C) 2008-2010 - Abiquo Holdings S.L.
*
* This application is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC
* LICENSE as published by the Free Software Foundation under
* version 3 of the License
*
* This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE v.3 for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the
* Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
* Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
*/
package com.abiquo.model.util;
import java.util.Comparator;
/**
* Compares an object by a list of properties.
*
* @author ibarrera
*/
public class CompositeComparator
{
/**
* Builds a comparator that delegates on a list of comparators.
*
* @param <T> The type of the objects to compare.
* @param comparators The list of comparators to use.
* @return The result of the comparison.
*/
public static <T> Comparator<T> build(final Comparator<T>... comparators)
{
return new Comparator<T>()
{
@Override
public int compare(final T o1, final T o2)
{
for (Comparator<T> comparator : comparators)
{
int result = comparator.compare(o1, o2);
if (result != 0)
{
return result;
}
}
return 0;
}
};
}
}