Java example source code file (ReverseOrdering.java)

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The ReverseOrdering.java Java example source code

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package com.google.common.collect;

import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;

import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Iterator;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;

/** An ordering that uses the reverse of a given order. */
@GwtCompatible(serializable = true)
final class ReverseOrdering<T> extends Ordering implements Serializable {
  final Ordering<? super T> forwardOrder;

  ReverseOrdering(Ordering<? super T> forwardOrder) {
    this.forwardOrder = checkNotNull(forwardOrder);
  }

  @Override
  public int compare(T a, T b) {
    return forwardOrder.compare(b, a);
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // how to explain?
  @Override
  public <S extends T> Ordering reverse() {
    return (Ordering<S>) forwardOrder;
  }

  // Override the min/max methods to "hoist" delegation outside loops

  @Override
  public <E extends T> E min(E a, E b) {
    return forwardOrder.max(a, b);
  }

  @Override
  public <E extends T> E min(E a, E b, E c, E... rest) {
    return forwardOrder.max(a, b, c, rest);
  }

  @Override
  public <E extends T> E min(Iterator iterator) {
    return forwardOrder.max(iterator);
  }

  @Override
  public <E extends T> E min(Iterable iterable) {
    return forwardOrder.max(iterable);
  }

  @Override
  public <E extends T> E max(E a, E b) {
    return forwardOrder.min(a, b);
  }

  @Override
  public <E extends T> E max(E a, E b, E c, E... rest) {
    return forwardOrder.min(a, b, c, rest);
  }

  @Override
  public <E extends T> E max(Iterator iterator) {
    return forwardOrder.min(iterator);
  }

  @Override
  public <E extends T> E max(Iterable iterable) {
    return forwardOrder.min(iterable);
  }

  @Override
  public int hashCode() {
    return -forwardOrder.hashCode();
  }

  @Override
  public boolean equals(@Nullable Object object) {
    if (object == this) {
      return true;
    }
    if (object instanceof ReverseOrdering) {
      ReverseOrdering<?> that = (ReverseOrdering) object;
      return this.forwardOrder.equals(that.forwardOrder);
    }
    return false;
  }

  @Override
  public String toString() {
    return forwardOrder + ".reverse()";
  }

  private static final long serialVersionUID = 0;
}