org.eml.MMAX2.annotation.markables
Class StartingMarkableComparator

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.eml.MMAX2.annotation.markables.StartingMarkableComparator
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.util.Comparator

public class StartingMarkableComparator
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Comparator


Constructor Summary
StartingMarkableComparator()
          Creates new StartingMarkableComparator
 
Method Summary
 int compare(java.lang.Object _markable1, java.lang.Object _markable2)
          This method is used for sorting Markables for display during Markable retrieval in the MarkableLayer.getStartedMarkables method.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator
equals
 

Constructor Detail

StartingMarkableComparator

public StartingMarkableComparator()
Creates new StartingMarkableComparator

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(java.lang.Object _markable1,
                   java.lang.Object _markable2)
This method is used for sorting Markables for display during Markable retrieval in the MarkableLayer.getStartedMarkables method. Sorting can be done by simply comparing the length of the markables, because when this method is called we know all Markables to have the same initial DiscourseElement.

Specified by:
compare in interface java.util.Comparator