/*
* SonarQube
* Copyright (C) 2009-2017 SonarSource SA
* mailto:info AT sonarsource DOT com
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
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*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
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*/
package org.sonar.duplications.utils;
import java.util.Comparator;
/**
* More efficient (in terms of performance) implementation of a String comparator.
* Speed is gained by using hash code as a primary comparison attribute, which is cached for String.
* Be aware that this ordering is not lexicographic, however stable.
*/
public final class FastStringComparator implements Comparator<String> {
public static final FastStringComparator INSTANCE = new FastStringComparator();
/**
* Compares two strings (not lexicographically).
*/
@Override
public int compare(String s1, String s2) {
if (s1 == s2) { // NOSONAR false-positive: Compare Objects With Equals
return 0;
}
int h1 = s1.hashCode();
int h2 = s2.hashCode();
if (h1 < h2) {
return -1;
} else if (h1 > h2) {
return 1;
} else {
return s1.compareTo(s2);
}
}
/**
* Enforce use of a singleton instance.
*/
private FastStringComparator() {
}
}