edu.mit.jwi.data.compare

Interface ICommentDetector

All Superinterfaces:

Comparator<String>

All Known Implementing Classes:

CommentComparator

public interface ICommentDetector
extends Comparator<String>

A detector for comment lines in data resources. Objects that implement this interface also serve as comparators that say how comment lines are ordered, if at all.

Since:

JWI 1.0

Version:

2.4.0

Author:

Mark A. Finlayson

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	isCommentLine(String line) Returns true if the specified string is a comment line, false otherwise.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

compare, comparing, comparing, comparingDouble, comparingInt, comparingLong, equals, naturalOrder, nullsFirst, nullsLast, reversed, reverseOrder, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

Method Detail

isCommentLine

boolean isCommentLine(String line)

Returns true if the specified string is a comment line, false otherwise.

Parameters:

line - the line to be analyzed

Returns:

true if the specified string is a comment line, false otherwise.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the specified line is null

Since:

JWI 1.0