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// --- BEGIN COPYRIGHT BLOCK ---
// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
// the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
//
// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
// GNU General Public License for more details.
//
// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
// with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
// 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
//
// (C) 2007 Red Hat, Inc.
// All rights reserved.
// --- END COPYRIGHT BLOCK ---
package netscape.security.util;
import java.util.Comparator;
/**
* Compare two byte arrays in lexicographical order.
*
* @version 1.4 97/12/10
* @author D. N. Hoover
*/
public class ByteArrayLexOrder implements Comparator<byte[]> {
/**
* Perform lexicographical comparison of two byte arrays,
* regarding each byte as unsigned. That is, compare array entries
* in order until they differ--the array with the smaller entry
* is "smaller". If array entries are
* equal till one array ends, then the longer array is "bigger".
*
* @param obj1 first byte array to compare.
* @param obj2 second byte array to compare.
* @return negative number if obj1 < obj2, 0 if obj1 == obj2,
* positive number if obj1 > obj2.
*
* @exception <code>ClassCastException</code> if either argument is not a byte array.
*/
public final int compare(byte[] bytes1, byte[] bytes2) {
int diff;
for (int i = 0; i < bytes1.length && i < bytes2.length; i++) {
diff = (bytes1[i] & 0xFF) - (bytes2[i] & 0xFF);
if (diff != 0) {
return diff;
}
}
// if array entries are equal till the first ends, then the
// longer is "bigger"
return bytes1.length - bytes2.length;
}
}
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