org.apache.hadoop.io
Interface RawComparator<T>

Type Parameters:

T -

All Superinterfaces:

Comparator<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

org.apache.hadoop.io.serializer.DeserializerComparator, JavaSerializationComparator, KeyFieldBasedComparator, KeyFieldBasedComparator, RecordComparator, WritableComparator

@InterfaceAudience.Public
@InterfaceStability.Stable
public interface RawComparator<T>
extends Comparator<T>

A Comparator that operates directly on byte representations of objects.

See Also:

DeserializerComparator

Method Summary

int	compare(byte[] b1, int s1, int l1, byte[] b2, int s2, int l2) Compare two objects in binary.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

compare, equals

Method Detail

compare

int compare(byte[] b1,
            int s1,
            int l1,
            byte[] b2,
            int s2,
            int l2)

Compare two objects in binary. b1[s1:l1] is the first object, and b2[s2:l2] is the second object.

Parameters:

b1 - The first byte array.

s1 - The position index in b1. The object under comparison's starting index.

l1 - The length of the object in b1.

b2 - The second byte array.

s2 - The position index in b2. The object under comparison's starting index.

l2 - The length of the object under comparison in b2.

Returns:

An integer result of the comparison.