/*
* This library is part of OpenCms -
* the Open Source Content Management System
*
* Copyright (c) Alkacon Software GmbH (http://www.alkacon.com)
*
* This library 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; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library 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 for more details.
*
* For further information about Alkacon Software GmbH, please see the
* company website: http://www.alkacon.com
*
* For further information about OpenCms, please see the
* project website: http://www.opencms.org
*
* 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 org.opencms.i18n;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.Locale;
/**
* Simple comparator implementation for locales, that compares the String value of the locales.<p>
*
* @since 6.0.0
*/
public final class CmsLocaleComparator implements Serializable, Comparator<Locale> {
/** Serial version UID required for safe serialization. */
private static final long serialVersionUID = -690619562147670465L;
/** Static locale comparator. */
private static final Comparator<Locale> LOCALE_COMPARATOR = new CmsLocaleComparator();
/**
* Hides the public constructor.<p>
*/
private CmsLocaleComparator() {
// noop
}
/**
* Returns a static instance of the locale comparator.<p>
*
* @return a static instance of the locale comparator
*/
public static Comparator<Locale> getComparator() {
return LOCALE_COMPARATOR;
}
/**
* @see java.util.Comparator#compare(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)
*/
public int compare(Locale o1, Locale o2) {
return o1.toString().compareTo(o2.toString());
}
}