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020package org.apache.directory.mavibot.btree.comparator;
021
022
023import java.util.Comparator;
024
025
026/**
027 * Compares bytes
028 *
029 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
030 */
031public class ByteComparator implements Comparator<Byte>
032{
033    /** A static instance of a ByteComparator */
034    public static final ByteComparator INSTANCE = new ByteComparator();
035
036    /**
037     * A private constructor of the ByteComparator class
038     */
039    private ByteComparator()
040    {
041    }
042
043
044    /**
045     * Compare two bytes.
046     *
047     * @param byte1 First byte
048     * @param byte2 Second byte
049     * @return 1 if byte1 > byte2, 0 if byte1 == byte2, -1 if byte1 < byte2
050     */
051    public int compare( Byte byte1, Byte byte2 )
052    {
053        if ( byte1 == byte2 )
054        {
055            return 0;
056        }
057
058        if ( byte1 == null )
059        {
060            return -1;
061        }
062
063        if ( byte2 == null )
064        {
065            return 1;
066        }
067
068        if ( byte1 < byte2 )
069        {
070            return -1;
071        }
072        else if ( byte1 > byte2 )
073        {
074            return 1;
075        }
076        else
077        {
078            return 0;
079        }
080    }
081}