EqualComparator (Apache Ant API)
Date: 2018-03-24

org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.modifiedselector

## Class EqualComparator

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.modifiedselector.EqualComparator

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.util.Comparator<java.lang.Object>

      public class EqualComparator
      extends java.lang.Object
      implements java.util.Comparator<java.lang.Object>

  Simple implementation of Comparator for use in CacheSelector. compare() returns '0' (should not be selected) if both parameter are equal otherwise '1' (should be selected).
  Since:
    Ant 1.6
  Version:
    2003-09-13

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `EqualComparator()`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `int` | `compare(java.lang.Object o1, java.lang.Object o2)` Implements Comparator.compare().
    `java.lang.String` | `toString()` Override Object.toString().

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

    - ### Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

      `comparing, comparing, comparingDouble, comparingInt, comparingLong, equals, naturalOrder, nullsFirst, nullsLast, reversed, reverseOrder, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### EqualComparator

          public EqualComparator()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### compare

          public int compare(java.lang.Object o1,
                             java.lang.Object o2)

      Implements Comparator.compare().
      Specified by:
        `compare` in interface `java.util.Comparator<java.lang.Object>`
      Parameters:
        `o1` - the first object
        `o2` - the second object
      Returns:
        0, if both are equal, otherwise 1

    - #### toString

          public java.lang.String toString()

      Override Object.toString().
      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `java.lang.Object`
      Returns:
        information about this comparator