Package com.sleepycat.je

Interface DatabaseComparator

All Superinterfaces:

java.util.Comparator<byte[]>, java.io.Serializable

public interface DatabaseComparator
extends java.util.Comparator<byte[]>, java.io.Serializable

Implemented by btree and duplicate comparators that need to be initialized before they are used or need access to the environment's ClassLoader property.

Since:

5.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	initialize(java.lang.ClassLoader loader)	Called to initialize a comparator object after it is instantiated or deserialized, and before it is used.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

compare, equals, reversed, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

Method Detail

initialize

void initialize(java.lang.ClassLoader loader)

Called to initialize a comparator object after it is instantiated or deserialized, and before it is used.

Parameters:

loader - is the environment's ClassLoader property.