Package org.apache.jorphan.util

# Class AlphaNumericKeyComparator

java.lang.Object
org.apache.jorphan.util.AlphaNumericKeyComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Comparator<Map.Entry<Object,Object>>`

public class AlphaNumericKeyComparator extends Object implements Comparator<Map.Entry<Object,Object>>
Comparator for `Map.Entry` Objects, that compares based on their keys only. The keys will be compared in a human readable fashion by trying to parse numbers that appear in the keys as integers and compare those, too.

Heavily influenced by https://codereview.stackexchange.com/questions/37192/number-aware-string-sorting-with-comparator

## Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type
Field
Description
`static final AlphaNumericKeyComparator`
`INSTANCE`

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`int`
`compare(Map.Entry<Object,Object> o1, Map.Entry<Object,Object> o2)`

### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

### Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

`equals, reversed, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong`

## Field Details

### INSTANCE

public static final AlphaNumericKeyComparator INSTANCE

## Method Details

### compare

public int compare(Map.Entry<Object,Object> o1, Map.Entry<Object,Object> o2)

Specified by:
  `compare` in interface `Comparator<Map.Entry<Object,Object>>`