dk.brics.string.charset
Class Interval

java.lang.Object
  dk.brics.string.charset.Interval

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable<Interval>

public class Interval
extends Object
implements Comparable<Interval>

Character interval.

Constructor Summary

Interval(char c)
Constructs a new singleton character interval.

Interval(char min, char max)
Constructs a new character interval.

Method Summary

int	compareTo(Interval v) Compares two intervals with start character as primary key and end character as secondary key.
boolean	equals(Object obj)
char	getMax() Returns the end character of this interval.
char	getMin() Returns the start character of this interval.
int	hashCode()
Interval	intersection(Interval other) Returns the intersection of two intervals, or null if the two interval do not intersect.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Interval

public Interval(char c)

Constructs a new singleton character interval.

Interval

public Interval(char min,
                char max)

Constructs a new character interval.

Method Detail

compareTo

public int compareTo(Interval v)

Compares two intervals with start character as primary key and end character as secondary key.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<Interval>

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

getMax

public char getMax()

Returns the end character of this interval.

getMin

public char getMin()

Returns the start character of this interval.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

intersection

public Interval intersection(Interval other)

Returns the intersection of two intervals, or null if the two interval do not intersect.

Parameters:

other - an interval. May be the same as this.

Returns:

a new interval or null