package com.jamonapi.utils;

import java.util.Comparator;

/** Maps a Comparator to a column number of an array starting at position 0.  Used by JAMonArrayComparator */
class ArrayElementComparator implements Comparator {


	 // Used to compare elements of an array that reside within the same column.  The Object[][] array itself
	 // will be sorted according to this algorithm.

	    private int sortCol;
	    private Comparator comparator;

	    /** Constructor that takes the position in array to be compared as well as it's comparator */
	    public ArrayElementComparator(int sortCol, Comparator comparator) {
	    	this.comparator=comparator;
	        this.sortCol=sortCol;
	    }

	
	    public ArrayElementComparator(int sortCol, boolean naturalOrder) {
	    	comparator=new JAMonComparator(naturalOrder);
	        this.sortCol=sortCol;
	    }


	    /** Return col to be sorted/compared */
	    public int getSortCol() {
	        return sortCol;
	    }
   


	    /** Call the comparator on the column */
	    public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
	    	return comparator.compare(o1, o2);
	    }

	    
	    public String toString() {
	    	return "sortCol="+sortCol+", comparator="+comparator;
	    }




}