The one thing I can do with an Equalator that I don't see how to do (in a meaningful way) with Comparators is chain them. I've implemented a ChainedOrEqualator that contains a list of Equalators. If one returns true, then the ChainedOrEqualator returns true. Likewise, there's a ChainedAndEqualator.
Am I missing a way to do this with Comparators? -----Original Message----- From: Chuck Daniels [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 8:55 PM To: Jakarta Commons Developers List Subject: RE: [lang] Equalator? I suggest you simply implement the Comparator interface since it is a "superset" of your suggested Equalator interface. Therefore, I would implement your MetaphoneEqualator as EncodingComparator. The class name prefix is changed from Metaphone to Encoding since you are not actually comparing Metaphones, but rather two encodings produced by a single Metaphone. More generally, you are actually comparing two encodings produced by a single Encoder: ... --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
