Package org.apache.ofbiz.minilang.method.conditional

Class Compare

java.lang.Object

org.apache.ofbiz.minilang.method.conditional.Compare

public abstract class Compare
extends Object

Implements a comparison - consisting of an l-value, an r-value, and a comparison operator.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Compare()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract boolean	doCompare(Object lValue, Object rValue, Class<?> type, Locale locale, TimeZone timeZone, String format)	Returns the result of this comparison.
static Compare	getInstance(String operator)	Returns a Compare instance for the specified operator.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

Compare

public Compare()

Method Details

getInstance

public static Compare getInstance(String operator)

Returns a Compare instance for the specified operator.

Parameters:

operator -

Returns:

A Compare instance for the specified operator

doCompare

public abstract boolean doCompare(Object lValue,
 Object rValue,
 Class<?> type,
 Locale locale,
 TimeZone timeZone,
 String format)
                           throws Exception

Returns the result of this comparison.

Parameters:

lValue - The object being compared

rValue - The object being compared to

type - The Java class to be used in the comparison

format - Optional format to be used in object type conversions

locale - Optional locale to be used in object type conversions

timeZone - Optional time zone to be used in object type conversions

Returns:

The result of this comparison

Throws:

Exception