org.glassfish.jersey.internal.util.collection

Interface KeyComparator<K>

Type Parameters:

K - Key's type

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

StringIgnoreCaseKeyComparator

public interface KeyComparator<K>
extends Serializable

A key comparator.

Author:

Paul Sandoz

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(K x, K y) Compare two keys for equality.
int	hash(K k) Get the hash code of a key.

Method Detail

equals

boolean equals(K x,
               K y)

Compare two keys for equality.

Parameters:

x - the first key

y - the second key

Returns:

true if the keys are equal.

hash

int hash(K k)

Get the hash code of a key.

Parameters:

k - the key.

Returns:

the hash code of the key.