org.apache.http.cookie
Class CookiePathComparator

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.http.cookie.CookiePathComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparator<Cookie>

public class CookiePathComparator
extends Object
implements Serializable, Comparator<Cookie>

This cookie comparator ensures that multiple cookies satisfying a common criteria are ordered in the Cookie header such that those with more specific Path attributes precede those with less specific.

This comparator assumes that Path attributes of two cookies path-match a commmon request-URI. Otherwise, the result of the comparison is undefined.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

CookiePathComparator()

Method Summary

int	compare(Cookie c1, Cookie c2) Compare the two objects to determine the relative ordering.

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

Constructor Detail

CookiePathComparator

public CookiePathComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(Cookie c1,
                   Cookie c2)

Description copied from interface: Comparator

Compare the two objects to determine the relative ordering.

Specified by:

compare in interface Comparator<Cookie>

Parameters:

c1 - an Object to compare

c2 - an Object to compare

Returns:

an int < 0 if object1 is less than object2, 0 if they are equal, and > 0 if object1 is greater