StringComparator.java

// BlogBridge -- RSS feed reader, manager, and web based service
// Copyright (C) 2002-2006 by R. Pito Salas
//
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// $Id: StringComparator.java,v 1.3 2007/01/24 14:46:38 spyromus Exp $
//

package com.salas.bb.utils;

import java.util.Comparator;

/**
 * Compares any objects by their string representations.
 */
public class StringComparator<T> implements Comparator<T>
{
    /**
     * Compares one object with the other.
     *
     * @param o1    first object.
     * @param o2    second object.
     *
     * @return comparison result.
     */
    public int compare(T o1, T o2)
    {
        return o1.toString().compareTo(o2.toString());
    }
}