org.apache.lucene.util
Class Sorter

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.lucene.util.Sorter

Direct Known Subclasses:

InPlaceMergeSorter, IntroSorter, TimSorter

public abstract class Sorter
extends Object

Base class for sorting algorithms implementations.

NOTE: This API is for internal purposes only and might change in incompatible ways in the next release.

Constructor Summary

protected

Sorter() Sole constructor, used for inheritance.

Method Summary

protected abstract int	compare(int i, int j) Compare entries found in slots i and j.
abstract void	sort(int from, int to) Sort the slice which starts at from (inclusive) and ends at to (exclusive).
protected abstract void	swap(int i, int j) Swap values at slots i and j.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Sorter

protected Sorter()

Sole constructor, used for inheritance.

Method Detail

compare

protected abstract int compare(int i,
                               int j)

Compare entries found in slots i and j. The contract for the returned value is the same as Comparator.compare(Object, Object).

swap

protected abstract void swap(int i,
                             int j)

Swap values at slots i and j.

sort

public abstract void sort(int from,
                          int to)

Sort the slice which starts at from (inclusive) and ends at to (exclusive).