Constructor Detail

• ComparisonKey

  public ComparisonKey​(int category,
                       java.lang.Object value)

  Create a comparison key for a value in a particular category. The "category" here represents a set of primitive types that allow mutual comparison (so all numeric values are in the same category).

  Parameters:

  category - the category

  value - the value within the category

Method Detail

• equals

  public boolean equals​(java.lang.Object other)

  Test if two comparison keys are equal

  Overrides:

  equals in class java.lang.Object

  Parameters:

  other - the other comparison key

  Returns:

  true if they are equal

  Throws:

  java.lang.ClassCastException - if the other object is not a ComparisonKey

• hashCode

  public int hashCode​()

  Get a hashcode for a comparison key. If two comparison keys are equal, they must have the same hash code.

  Overrides:

  hashCode in class java.lang.Object

  Returns:

  the hash code.