ElementOrder (Guava: Google Core Libraries for Java 25.1-jre API)

java.lang.Object
- com.google.common.graph.ElementOrder<T>

@Beta
 @Immutable
public final class ElementOrder<T>
extends Object

Used to represent the order of elements in a data structure that supports different options for iteration order guarantees.

Example usage:


 MutableGraph<Integer> graph =
     GraphBuilder.directed().nodeOrder(ElementOrder.<Integer>natural()).build();

Since:: 20.0
Author:: Joshua O'Madadhain

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class and Description

static class ElementOrder.Type
The type of ordering that this object specifies.

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`static class`	`ElementOrder.Type` The type of ordering that this object specifies.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Comparator<T>`	`comparator()` Returns the `Comparator` used.
`boolean`	`equals(@Nullable Object obj)` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`int`	`hashCode()` Returns a hash code value for the object.
`static <S> ElementOrder<S>`	`insertion()` Returns an instance which specifies that insertion ordering is guaranteed.
`static <S extends Comparable<? super S>> ElementOrder<S>`	`natural()` Returns an instance which specifies that the natural ordering of the elements is guaranteed.
`static <S> ElementOrder<S>`	`sorted(Comparator<S> comparator)` Returns an instance which specifies that the ordering of the elements is guaranteed to be determined by `comparator`.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of the object.
`ElementOrder.Type`	`type()` Returns the type of ordering used.
`static <S> ElementOrder<S>`	`unordered()` Returns an instance which specifies that no ordering is guaranteed.

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

- Method Detail
  - unordered
```
public static <S> ElementOrder<S> unordered()
```
    Returns an instance which specifies that no ordering is guaranteed.
  - insertion
```
public static <S> ElementOrder<S> insertion()
```
    Returns an instance which specifies that insertion ordering is guaranteed.
  - natural
```
public static <S extends Comparable<? super S>> ElementOrder<S> natural()
```
    Returns an instance which specifies that the natural ordering of the elements is guaranteed.
  - sorted
```
public static <S> ElementOrder<S> sorted(Comparator<S> comparator)
```
    Returns an instance which specifies that the ordering of the elements is guaranteed to be determined by comparator.
  - type
```
public ElementOrder.Type type()
```
    Returns the type of ordering used.
  - comparator
```
public Comparator<T> comparator()
```
    Returns the Comparator used.
    
    Throws:
    
    UnsupportedOperationException - if comparator is not defined
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj)
```
    Description copied from class: java.lang.Object
    Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
    The equals method implements an equivalence relation on non-null object references:
    - It is reflexive: for any non-null reference value x, x.equals(x) should return true.
    - It is symmetric: for any non-null reference values x and y, x.equals(y) should return true if and only if y.equals(x) returns true.
    - It is transitive: for any non-null reference values x, y, and z, if x.equals(y) returns true and y.equals(z) returns true, then x.equals(z) should return true.
    - It is consistent: for any non-null reference values x and y, multiple invocations of x.equals(y) consistently return true or consistently return false, provided no information used in equals comparisons on the objects is modified.
    - For any non-null reference value x, x.equals(null) should return false.
    The equals method for class Object implements the most discriminating possible equivalence relation on objects; that is, for any non-null reference values x and y, this method returns true if and only if x and y refer to the same object (x == y has the value true).
    Note that it is generally necessary to override the hashCode method whenever this method is overridden, so as to maintain the general contract for the hashCode method, which states that equal objects must have equal hash codes.
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
    
    Parameters:
    
    obj - the reference object with which to compare.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this object is the same as the obj argument; false otherwise.
    
    See Also:
    
    Object.hashCode(), HashMap
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Description copied from class: java.lang.Object
    Returns a hash code value for the object. This method is supported for the benefit of hash tables such as those provided by HashMap.
    The general contract of hashCode is:
    - Whenever it is invoked on the same object more than once during an execution of a Java application, the hashCode method must consistently return the same integer, provided no information used in equals comparisons on the object is modified. This integer need not remain consistent from one execution of an application to another execution of the same application.
    - If two objects are equal according to the equals(Object) method, then calling the hashCode method on each of the two objects must produce the same integer result.
    - It is not required that if two objects are unequal according to the Object.equals(java.lang.Object) method, then calling the hashCode method on each of the two objects must produce distinct integer results. However, the programmer should be aware that producing distinct integer results for unequal objects may improve the performance of hash tables.
    As much as is reasonably practical, the hashCode method defined by class Object does return distinct integers for distinct objects. (This is typically implemented by converting the internal address of the object into an integer, but this implementation technique is not required by the Java™ programming language.)
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    a hash code value for this object.
    
    See Also:
    
    Object.equals(java.lang.Object), System.identityHashCode(java.lang.Object)
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Description copied from class: java.lang.Object
    Returns a string representation of the object. In general, the toString method returns a string that "textually represents" this object. The result should be a concise but informative representation that is easy for a person to read. It is recommended that all subclasses override this method.
    The toString method for class Object returns a string consisting of the name of the class of which the object is an instance, the at-sign character `@', and the unsigned hexadecimal representation of the hash code of the object. In other words, this method returns a string equal to the value of:
    getClass().getName() + '@' + Integer.toHexString(hashCode())
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    a string representation of the object.

Class ElementOrder<T>

Nested Class Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Method Detail

unordered

insertion

natural

sorted

type

comparator

equals

hashCode

toString