/** * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License * Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in * compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at * http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/ * * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the * License for the specific language governing rights and limitations under * the License. * * The Original Code is OpenELIS code. * * Copyright (C) The Minnesota Department of Health. All Rights Reserved. */ package us.mn.state.health.lims.sample.valueholder; import java.util.Comparator; /** * @author diane benz * bugzilla 2513 */ public class SampleComparator implements Comparable { String accessionNumber; // You can put the default sorting capability here public int compareTo(Object obj) { Sample s = (Sample)obj; return this.accessionNumber.compareTo(s.getAccessionNumber()); } public static final Comparator ACCESSION_NUMBER_COMPARATOR = new Comparator() { public int compare(Object a, Object b) { Sample s_a = (Sample)a; Sample s_b = (Sample)b; String aValue = getLongVersionOfNumber(s_a.getAccessionNumber()); String bValue = getLongVersionOfNumber(s_b.getAccessionNumber()); return (aValue.compareTo(bValue)); } }; private static String getLongVersionOfNumber(String number) { String longVersion = ""; if (number.length() < 10) { int zeroPaddingLength = 10 - number.length(); StringBuffer zeros = new StringBuffer(); for (int i = 0; i < zeroPaddingLength; i++) { zeros.append("0"); } longVersion = zeros + number; } if (number.length() == 10) { longVersion = number; } return longVersion; } }