CIMElementSorter (SBLIM CIM Client for Java - 2.2.5 - Public API Specification)

java.lang.Object
- org.sblim.cimclient.internal.cim.CIMElementSorter

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator<java.lang.Object>
```
public class CIMElementSorter
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Comparator<java.lang.Object>
```
Class CIMElementSorter can sort CIMElement arrays and can do binary search by name in them.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

CIMElementSorter()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`compare(java.lang.Object pObj0, java.lang.Object pObj1)`
`static CIMElement`	`find(CIMElement[] pArray, java.lang.String pName)`	Finds CIMElement, named pName, in pArray which must be a sorted array of CIMElements.
`static int`	`findIdx(CIMElement[] pArray, java.lang.String pName)`	Finds the index of CIMElement, named pName, in pArray which must be a sorted array of CIMElements.
`static CIMElement[]`	`sort(CIMElement[] pArray)`	Sorts the passed CIMElement array, the passed array is not copied.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator
equals, reversed, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

- Constructor Detail
  - CIMElementSorter
```
public CIMElementSorter()
```
- Method Detail
  - sort
```
public static CIMElement[] sort(CIMElement[] pArray)
```
    Sorts the passed CIMElement array, the passed array is not copied.
    
    Parameters:
    
    pArray - the array which will be sorted if it's not null
    
    Returns:
    
    pArray
  - find
```
public static CIMElement find(CIMElement[] pArray,
                              java.lang.String pName)
```
    Finds CIMElement, named pName, in pArray which must be a sorted array of CIMElements.
    
    Parameters:
    
    pArray -
    
    pName -
    
    Returns:
    
    the CIMElement if found, otherwise null
  - findIdx
```
public static int findIdx(CIMElement[] pArray,
                          java.lang.String pName)
```
    Finds the index of CIMElement, named pName, in pArray which must be a sorted array of CIMElements.
    
    Parameters:
    
    pArray -
    
    pName -
    
    Returns:
    
    the index, just like in case of Arrays.binarySearch()
    
    See Also:
    
    Arrays.binarySearch(Object[], Object, Comparator)
  - compare
```
public int compare(java.lang.Object pObj0,
                   java.lang.Object pObj1)
```
    Specified by:
    
    compare in interface java.util.Comparator<java.lang.Object>
    
    See Also:
    
    Comparator.compare(Object, Object)