org.compiere.util
Class NamePair

java.lang.Object
  org.compiere.util.NamePair

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable, Comparator<Object>

Direct Known Subclasses:

KeyNamePair, ValueNamePair

public abstract class NamePair
extends Object
implements Comparator<Object>, Serializable, Comparable

Name Pair Interface

Version:

$Id: NamePair.java,v 1.3 2006/07/30 00:52:23 jjanke Exp $

Author:

Jorg Janke

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

protected

NamePair(String name) Protected Constructor

Method Summary

int	compare(NamePair o1, NamePair o2) Comparator Interface (based on toString value)
int	compare(Object o1, Object o2) Comparator Interface (based on toString value)
int	compareTo(NamePair o) Comparable Interface (based on toString value)
int	compareTo(Object o) Comparable Interface (based on toString value)
abstract String	getID() Returns Key or Value as String
String	getName() Returns display value
String	toString() To String - returns name
String	toStringX() To String - detail

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

equals

Constructor Detail

NamePair

protected NamePair(String name)

Protected Constructor

Parameters:

name - (Display) Name of the Pair

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Returns display value

Returns:

name

getID

public abstract String getID()

Returns Key or Value as String

Returns:

String or null

compare

public int compare(Object o1,
                   Object o2)

Comparator Interface (based on toString value)

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator<Object>

Parameters:

o1 - Object 1

o2 - Object 2

Returns:

compareTo value

compare

public int compare(NamePair o1,
                   NamePair o2)

Comparator Interface (based on toString value)

Parameters:

o1 - Object 1

o2 - Object 2

Returns:

compareTo value

compareTo

public int compareTo(Object o)

Comparable Interface (based on toString value)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable

Parameters:

o - the Object to be compared.

Returns:

a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is less than, equal to, or greater than the specified object.

compareTo

public int compareTo(NamePair o)

Comparable Interface (based on toString value)

Parameters:

o - the Object to be compared.

Returns:

a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is less than, equal to, or greater than the specified object.

toString

public String toString()

To String - returns name

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

Name

toStringX

public String toStringX()

To String - detail

Returns:

String in format ID=Name