Class SortObject

java.lang.Object

SortObject

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<SortObject>

public class SortObject
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable<SortObject>

A SortObject is essentially an integer wrapper class that keeps track of the number of comparisons that are done on SortObjects.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SortObject(int data) Creates a new SortObject with the given value.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compareTo(SortObject other) Compares this SortObject to the one given and increments the comparison counter.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj) Returns true if the given SortObject has the same integer data value as this one.
static int	getCompares() Returns the value of the comparison counter.
int	getData() Returns the integer data value for this SortObject.
static void	resetCompares() Resets the comparison counter to 0.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a String representation, in this case a String containing the integer data value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SortObject

public SortObject(int data)

Creates a new SortObject with the given value.

Parameters:

data - the integer value for this object

Method Detail

resetCompares

public static void resetCompares()

Resets the comparison counter to 0.

getCompares

public static int getCompares()

Returns the value of the comparison counter.

Returns:

the value of the comparison counter

getData

public int getData()

Returns the integer data value for this SortObject.

Returns:

the integer data value for this SortObject

compareTo

public int compareTo(SortObject other)

Compares this SortObject to the one given and increments the comparison counter.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable<SortObject>

Parameters:

other - the item to compare to

Returns:

< 0, 0, > 0 depending on whether this SortObject is less than, equal to, or greater than the one given

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Returns true if the given SortObject has the same integer data value as this one.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

obj - other object to compare with this one

Returns:

true if the integer data values are the same

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a String representation, in this case a String containing the integer data value.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a String representation suitable for printing