DateComparator

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java.lang.Object
- com.jidesoft.comparator.DateComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator<java.lang.Object>
```
public class DateComparator
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Comparator<java.lang.Object>
```
Comparator for Date type. This is a singleton class. Call getInstance() to get the comparator.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor Description

protected DateComparator()
Constructor.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`compare(java.lang.Object o1, java.lang.Object o2)`	Compares two `Date`s.
`static DateComparator`	`getInstance()`	Returns `DateComparator` singleton.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator
equals, reversed, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - DateComparator
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protected DateComparator()
```
    Constructor.
    Has protected access to prevent other clients creating instances of the class ... it is stateless so we need only one instance.
- Method Detail
  - getInstance
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public static DateComparator getInstance()
```
    Returns DateComparator singleton.
    
    Returns:
    
    an instance of DateComparator.
  - compare
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public int compare(java.lang.Object o1,
                   java.lang.Object o2)
```
    Compares two Dates.
    
    Specified by:
    
    compare in interface java.util.Comparator<java.lang.Object>
    
    Parameters:
    
    o1 - the first object to be compared
    
    o2 - the second object to be compared
    
    Returns:
    
    0 if a and b are equal, -1 if a is before b, 1 if a is after b.

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