nl.inl.util

Class ArrayUtil

java.lang.Object

nl.inl.util.ArrayUtil

public final class ArrayUtil
extends Object

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static int	compareArrays(int[] a, int[] b) Compare two arrays of ints by comparing each element in succession.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

compareArrays

public static int compareArrays(int[] a,
                                int[] b)

Compare two arrays of ints by comparing each element in succession. The first difference encountered determines the result. If the arrays are of different length but otherwise equal, the longest array will be ordered after the shorter.

Parameters:

a - first array

b - second array

Returns:

0 if equal, negative if a < b, positive if a > b