Package org.xbill.DNS.dnssec

Class ByteArrayComparator

java.lang.Object

org.xbill.DNS.dnssec.ByteArrayComparator

final class ByteArrayComparator
extends Object

This class implements a basic comparator for byte arrays. It is primarily useful for comparing RDATA portions of DNS records in doing DNSSEC canonical ordering.

Since:

3.5

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
private static final int	MAX_BYTE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ByteArrayComparator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	compare(byte[] b1, byte[] b2)	Compares its two arguments for order.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

MAX_BYTE

private static final int MAX_BYTE

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

ByteArrayComparator

ByteArrayComparator()

Method Details

compare

public int compare(byte[] b1,
 byte[] b2)

Compares its two arguments for order.

Parameters:

b1 - the first object to be compared.

b2 - the second object to be compared.

Returns:

a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as the first argument is less than, equal to, or greater than the second.