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If you do not wish to do so, delete this exception statement from your version. */ package java.text; import java.util.Comparator; import java.util.Locale; import java.util.MissingResourceException; import java.util.ResourceBundle; /** * This class is the abstract superclass of classes which perform * locale dependent String comparisons. A caller requests * an instance of Collator for a particular locale using * the getInstance() static method in this class. That method * will return a locale specific subclass of Collator which * can be used to perform String comparisons for that locale. * If a subclass of Collator cannot be located for a particular * locale, a default instance for the current locale will be returned. * * In addition to setting the correct locale, there are two additional * settings that can be adjusted to affect String comparisons: * strength and decomposition. The strength value determines the level * of signficance of character differences required for them to sort * differently. (For example, whether or not capital letters are considered * different from lower case letters). The decomposition value affects how * variants of the same character are treated for sorting purposes. (For * example, whether or not an accent is signficant or not). These settings * are described in detail in the documentation for the methods and values * that are related to them. * * @author Tom Tromey (tromey@cygnus.com) * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com) * @date March 18, 1999 */ public abstract class Collator implements Comparator, Cloneable { /** * This constant is a strength value which indicates that only primary * differences between characters will be considered signficant. As an * example, two completely different English letters such as 'a' and 'b' * are considered to have a primary difference. */ public static final int PRIMARY = 0; /** * This constant is a strength value which indicates that only secondary * or primary differences between characters will be considered * significant. An example of a secondary difference between characters * are instances of the same letter with different accented forms. */ public static final int SECONDARY = 1; /** * This constant is a strength value which indicates that tertiary, * secondary, and primary differences will be considered during sorting. * An example of a tertiary difference is capitalization of a given letter. * This is the default value for the strength setting. */ public static final int TERTIARY = 2; /** * This constant is a strength value which indicates that any difference * at all between character values are considered significant. */ public static final int IDENTICAL = 3; /** * This constant indicates that accented characters won't be decomposed * when performing comparisons. This will yield the fastest results, but * will only work correctly in call cases for languages which do not * use accents such as English. */ public static final int NO_DECOMPOSITION = 0; /** * This constant indicates that only characters which are canonical variants * in Unicode 2.0 will be decomposed prior to performing comparisons. This * will cause accented languages to be sorted correctly. This is the * default decomposition value. */ public static final int CANONICAL_DECOMPOSITION = 1; /** * This constant indicates that both canonical variants and compatibility * variants in Unicode 2.0 will be decomposed prior to performing * comparisons. This is the slowest mode, but is required to get the * correct sorting for certain languages with certain special formats. */ public static final int FULL_DECOMPOSITION = 2; /** * This method initializes a new instance of Collator to have * the default strength (TERTIARY) and decomposition * (CANONICAL_DECOMPOSITION) settings. This constructor is protected and * is for use by subclasses only. Non-subclass callers should use the * static getInstance() methods of this class to instantiate * Collation objects for the desired locale. */ protected Collator () { strength = TERTIARY; decmp = CANONICAL_DECOMPOSITION; } /** * This method compares the two String's and returns an * integer indicating whether or not the first argument is less than, * equal to, or greater than the second argument. The comparison is * performed according to the rules of the locale for this * Collator and the strength and decomposition rules in * effect. * * @param source The first object to compare * @param target The second object to compare * * @return A negative integer if str1 < str2, 0 if str1 == str2, or * a positive integer if str1 > str2. */ public abstract int compare (String source, String target); /** * This method compares the two Object's and returns an * integer indicating whether or not the first argument is less than, * equal to, or greater than the second argument. These two objects * must be String's or an exception will be thrown. * * @param o1 The first object to compare * @param o2 The second object to compare * * @return A negative integer if obj1 < obj2, 0 if obj1 == obj2, or * a positive integer if obj1 > obj2. * * @exception ClassCastException If the arguments are not instances * of String. */ public int compare (Object o1, Object o2) { return compare ((String) o1, (String) o2); } /** * This method tests the specified object for equality against this * object. This will be true if and only if the following conditions are * met: * * * @param obj The Object to test for equality against * this object. * * @return true if the specified object is equal to * this one, false otherwise. */ public boolean equals (Object obj) { if (! (obj instanceof Collator)) return false; Collator c = (Collator) obj; return decmp == c.decmp && strength == c.strength; } /** * This method tests whether the specified String's are equal * according to the collation rules for the locale of this object and * the current strength and decomposition settings. * * @param source The first String to compare * @param target The second String to compare * * @return true if the two strings are equal, * false otherwise. */ public boolean equals (String source, String target) { return compare (source, target) == 0; } /** * This method returns a copy of this Collator object. * * @return A duplicate of this object. */ public Object clone () { try { return super.clone (); } catch (CloneNotSupportedException _) { return null; } } /** * This method returns an array of Locale objects which is * the list of locales for which Collator objects exist. * * @return The list of locales for which Collator's exist. */ public static synchronized Locale[] getAvailableLocales () { // FIXME Locale[] l = new Locale[1]; l[0] = Locale.US; return l; } /** * This method transforms the specified String into a * CollationKey for faster comparisons. This is useful when * comparisons against a string might be performed multiple times, such * as during a sort operation. * * @param source The String to convert. * * @return A CollationKey for the specified String. */ public abstract CollationKey getCollationKey (String source); /** * This method returns the current decomposition setting for this * object. This * will be one of NO_DECOMPOSITION, * CANONICAL_DECOMPOSITION, or * FULL_DECOMPOSITION. See the * documentation for those constants for an * explanation of this * setting. * * @return The current decomposition setting. */ public synchronized int getDecomposition () { return decmp; } /** * This method returns an instance of Collator for the * default locale. * * @return A Collator for the default locale. */ public static Collator getInstance () { return getInstance (Locale.getDefault()); } /** * This method returns an instance of Collator for the * specified locale. If no Collator exists for the desired * locale, a Collator for the default locale will be returned. * * @param loc The desired locale to load a Collator for. * * @return A Collator for the requested locale */ public static Collator getInstance (Locale loc) { ResourceBundle res; String pattern; try { res = ResourceBundle.getBundle("gnu.java.locale.LocaleInformation", loc, ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader()); pattern = res.getString("collation_rules"); } catch (MissingResourceException x) { pattern = "<0<1<2<3<4<5<6<7<8<9