StringComparator.java

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package org.apache.aries.subsystem.core.capabilityset;

import java.util.Comparator;

public class StringComparator implements Comparator<String>
{

    public static final StringComparator COMPARATOR = new StringComparator();

    public int compare(String s1, String s2)
    {
        int n1 = s1.length();
        int n2 = s2.length();
        int min = n1 < n2 ? n1 : n2;
        for ( int i = 0; i < min; i++ )
        {
            char c1 = s1.charAt( i );
            char c2 = s2.charAt( i );
            if ( c1 != c2 )
            {
                // Fast check for simple ascii codes
                if ( c1 <= 128 && c2 <= 128 )
                {
                    c1 = toLowerCaseFast(c1);
                    c2 = toLowerCaseFast(c2);
                    if ( c1 != c2 )
                    {
                        return c1 - c2;
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    c1 = Character.toUpperCase( c1 );
                    c2 = Character.toUpperCase( c2 );
                    if ( c1 != c2 )
                    {
                        c1 = Character.toLowerCase( c1 );
                        c2 = Character.toLowerCase( c2 );
                        if ( c1 != c2 )
                        {
                            // No overflow because of numeric promotion
                            return c1 - c2;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        return n1 - n2;
    }

    private static char toLowerCaseFast( char ch )
    {
        return ( ch >= 'A' && ch <= 'Z' ) ? ( char ) ( ch + 'a' - 'A' ) : ch;
    }
}