Application: gvSIG desktop

import java.util.Comparator;

//		v1 = new Vector();

//		v2 = new Vector();

		// Initialize the StringComparatorForItems

//		stringComparatorForItems = new StringComparatorForItems();

		// Initialize the vector of Items (for test methods without the parameter Comparator)

//		v1 = new Vector();

//		v1.add(new Item("extWMS"));

//		v1.add(new Item("libUI"));

//		v1.add(new Item("extWMS"));

//		v1.add(new Item("libRemoteServices"));

//		v1.add(new Item("extWFS2"));

//		v1.add(new Item("libNomenclatorIGN"));

//		v1.add(new Item("libNomenclatorIGN_GUI"));

//		v1.add(new Item("libIverUtiles"));

//		v1.add(new Item("extWFS2"));

//		v1.add(new Item("EXTWFS2"));

//		v1.add(new Item("extWFS2"));

//		v1.add(new Item("libGDBMS"));

//		v1.add(new Item("libInternationalization"));

//		v1.add(new Item("libFMap"));

//		v1.add(new Item("6"));

//		v1.add(new Item("4"));

//		v1.add(new Item("3"));

//		v1.add(new Item("5"));

//		v1.add(new Item("2"));

//		v1.add(new Item("1"));

//		v1.add(new Item("extWFS2"));

//		v1.add(new Item("libExceptions"));

//		v1.add(new Item("libDriverManager"));

//		v1.add(new Item("libCq CMS for java"));

//		v1.add(new Item("libCorePlugin"));

//		v1.add(new Item("extWFS2"));

//		v1.add(new Item("extAddIDEELayers"));

//		v1.add(new Item("extAlertCClient"));

//		v1.add(new Item("extCAD"));

//		v1.add(new Item("extWFS2"));

//		v1.add(new Item("?and?"));

//		v1.add(new Item("?and?"));

//		v1.add(new Item("extJDBC"));

//		v1.add(new Item("extMyPlugin"));

//		v1.add(new Item("extRasterTools"));

//		v1.add(new Item("extScripting"));

//		v1.add(new Item("extWCS"));

//		v1.add(new Item("extWFS2"));

//		v1.add(new Item("extwfs2"));

//		v1.add(new Item("extWMS"));

//		v1.add(new Item("extWMS"));

//		v1.add(new Item("extWCS"));

//		v1.add(new Item("7"));

//		v1.add(new Item("9"));

//		v1.add(new Item("8"));

//		v1.add(new Item("0"));

//		v1.add(new Item("EXTWCS"));

//		v1.add(new Item("?and?"));

//		v1.add(new Item("extensi?n"));

//		v1.add(new Item("?AND?"));

//		v1.add(new Item("_fwAndami"));

//		v1.add(new Item("abcdefghijklmn?opqrstuvwxyz"));

//		v1.add(new Item("?"));

//		v1.add(new Item("appgvSIG"));

//		v1.add(new Item("la casa"));

//		v1.add(new Item("la monta?a"));

//		v1.add(new Item("la colina"));

//		v1.add(new Item("las abejas"));

//		v1.add(new Item("las nutrias"));

//		v1.add(new Item("las ballenas"));

//		v1.add(new Item("lasa?a"));

//		v1.add(new Item("Vector"));

//		v1.add(new Item("?e"));

		// Initialize the vector of Strings (for test methods with the parameter Comparator)

//		v2 = new Vector();

//		v2.add("extWMS");

//		v2.add("libUI");

//		v2.add("extWMS");

//		v2.add("libRemoteServices");

//		v2.add("extWFS2");

//		v2.add("libNomenclatorIGN");

//		v2.add("libNomenclatorIGN_GUI");

//		v2.add("libIverUtiles");

//		v2.add("extWFS2");

//		v2.add("EXTWFS2");

//		v2.add("extWFS2");

//		v2.add("libGDBMS");

//		v2.add("libInternationalization");

//		v2.add("libFMap");

//		v2.add("6");

//		v2.add("4");

//		v2.add("3");

//		v2.add("5");

//		v2.add("2");

//		v2.add("1");

//		v2.add("extWFS2");

//		v2.add("libExceptions");

//		v2.add("libDriverManager");

//		v2.add("libCq CMS for java");

//		v2.add("libCorePlugin");

//		v2.add("extWFS2");

//		v2.add("extAddIDEELayers");

//		v2.add("extAlertCClient");

//		v2.add("extCAD");

//		v2.add("extWFS2");

//		v2.add("?and?");

//		v2.add("?and?");

//		v2.add("extJDBC");

//		v2.add("extMyPlugin");

//		v2.add("extRasterTools");

//		v2.add("extScripting");

//		v2.add("extWCS");

//		v2.add("extWFS2");

//		v2.add("extwfs2");

//		v2.add("extWMS");

//		v2.add("extWMS");

//		v2.add("extWCS");

//		v2.add("7");

//		v2.add("9");

//		v2.add("8");

//		v2.add("0");

//		v2.add("EXTWCS");

//		v2.add("?and?");

//		v2.add("extensi?n");

//		v2.add("?AND?");

//		v2.add("_fwAndami");

//		v2.add("abcdefghijklmn?opqrstuvwxyz");

//		v2.add("?");

//		v2.add("appgvSIG");

//		v2.add("la casa");

//		v2.add("la monta?a");

//		v2.add("la colina");

//		v2.add("las abejas");

//		v2.add("las nutrias");

//		v2.add("las ballenas");

//		v2.add("lasa?a");

//		v2.add("Vector");

//		v2.add("?e");

//		

//		stringComparatorForItems.setLocaleRules(stringComparatorForItems.new LocaleRules(true, collator));

//		Collections.sort(v1.subList(0, v1.size()), stringComparatorForItems);

		// The algorithm of sort is the default used by Java (that makes some subsets: one for numbers, one for words that starts in big letters,

		//   another that stats in small letters, another with 'special' characters, etc)

//		Collections.sort(v1.subList(0, v1.size())); 

//		Collections.sort(v2.subList(0, v2.size()), stringComparator);

	///// AUXILIAR CLASS THAT REPRESENTS AN ITEM WITH AN STRING VALUE AND IMPLEMENTING THE COMPARABLE INTERFACE /////

	/**

	 * This class is used for represent an item, with an string value, and implementing the interface Comparable for allow searches.

	 * 

	 * @author Pablo Piqueras Bartolom? (p_queras@hotmail.com)

	 */

	private static class Item implements Comparable {

		String value;

		/**

		 * Default contructor with 1 parameter

		 * 

		 * @param v1 Text value

		 */

		public Item (String v) {

			value = v;

		}

		/*

		 * (non-Javadoc)

		 * @see java.lang.Object#toString()

		 */

		public String toString() {

			return value;

		}

		/*

		 *  (non-Javadoc)

		 * @see java.lang.Comparable#compareTo(java.lang.Object)

		 */

		public int compareTo(Object o) {

			if (!(o instanceof Item))

				throw new ClassCastException("Se esperaba un objeto de tipo Item.");

			return this.value.compareTo(o.toString());

		}

	}

	///// AUXILIAR CLASS THAT REPRESENTS AN ITEM WITH AN STRING VALUE AND IMPLEMENTING THE COMPARABLE INTERFACE /////

    ///// END AUXILIAR CLASS THAT HAS A METHOD FOR COMPARE TWO ITEMS /////

	/**

	 * Compares two items (with String value) alphabetically

	 *

	 * @author Pablo Piqueras Bartolom?

	 */

	public class StringComparatorForItems implements Comparator {

		private boolean caseSensitive = true;

		private LocaleRules localeRules = null;

	    /**

	     * @see java.util.Comparator#compare(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)

	     */

	    public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {

	        String s1 = ((Item) o1).toString();

	        String s2 = ((Item) o2).toString();

	        // If localeRules is null -> use the default rules

	        if (localeRules == null) {

	        	if (caseSensitive) {

	        		return s1.compareTo(s2);

	        	}

	        	else {

	        		return s1.compareToIgnoreCase(s2);

	        	}

	        }

	        else {

	        	if (localeRules.isUseLocaleRules()) {

	        		Collator collator = localeRules.getCollator();

	        		if (caseSensitive) {

	        			return collator.compare(s1, s2);

	        		}

	        		else {

	        			return collator.compare(s1.toLowerCase(), s2.toLowerCase());

	        		}

	        	}

	        	else {

	            	if (caseSensitive) {

	            		return s1.compareTo(s2);

	            	}

	            	else {

	            		return s1.compareToIgnoreCase(s2);

	            	}

	        	}

	        }

	    }

	    /**

	     * Returns if the comparator is sensitive to small and big letters

	     *

	     * @return

	     */

	    public boolean isCaseSensitive() {

	        return caseSensitive;

	    }

	    /**

	     * Establece la sensibilidad del comparador a las mayusculas y minusculas

	     *

	     * @param b

	     */

	    public void setCaseSensitive(boolean b) {

	        caseSensitive = b;

	    }

	    /**

	     * Gets an object with the information for use the locale rules in comparation between strings. <br>

	     * <ul>

	     * <li>A boolean value -> if want or not use the locale rules</li>

	     * <li>A reference to the locale rules</li>

	     * </ul>

	     * 

	     * @return @see LocaleRules

	     */

	    public LocaleRules getLocaleRules() {

	    	return localeRules;

	    }    

	    /**

	     * Sets an object with the information for use the locale rules in comparation between strings. <br>

	     * <ul>

	     * <li>A boolean value -> if want or not use the locale rules</li>

	     * <li>A reference to the locale rules</li>

	     * </ul>

	     * 

	     * @param @see LocaleRules

	     */

	    public void setLocaleRules(LocaleRules locRules) {

	    	localeRules = locRules;

	    }

	    /**

	     * Represents the information needed by <i>StringComparator</i> for use or not locale-sensitive String comparison-rules in the <b><i>compare</i></b> method

	     * 

	     * @author Pablo Piqueras Bartolom?

	     */

	    public class LocaleRules {

	    	 private boolean useLocaleRules;

	    	 private Collator _collator;

	    	 /**

	    	  * Default constructor without parameters

	    	  */

	    	 public LocaleRules() {

	    		 useLocaleRules = false;

	    		 _collator = null;

	    	 }

	    	 /**

	    	  * Default constructor with two parameters

	    	  * 

	    	  * @param b Use locale rules

	    	  * @param collator A reference to an object configurated for locale-sensitive String comparison

	    	  */

	    	 public LocaleRules(boolean b, Collator collator) {

	    		 useLocaleRules = b;

	    		 _collator = collator;

	    	 }

	 		/**

	 		 * Gets the value of the inner attribute <i>_collator</i>

	 		 * 

	 		 * @return Returns A reference to an object configurated for locale-sensitive String comparison

	 		 */

	 		public Collator getCollator() {

	 			return _collator;

	 		}

	 		/**

	 		 * Sets a value to the inner attribute <i>_collator</i>

	 		 * 

	 		 * @param collator A reference to an object configurated for locale-sensitive String comparison

	 		 */

	 		public void setCollator(Collator collator) {

	 			this._collator = collator;

	 		}

			/**

			 * Gets the value of the inner attribute <i>useLocaleRules</i>

			 * 

			 * @return Returns the useLocaleRules.

			 */

			public boolean isUseLocaleRules() {

				return useLocaleRules;

			}

			/**

			 * Sets a value to the inner attribute <i>useLocaleRules</i>

			 * 

			 * @param useLocaleRules The useLocaleRules to set.

			 */

			public void setUseLocaleRules(boolean useLocaleRules) {

				this.useLocaleRules = useLocaleRules;

			}

	    }

	}

	///// END AUXILIAR CLASS THAT HAS A METHOD FOR COMPARE TWO ITEMS /////