Method Detail

• compareValues

  int compareValues(java.lang.Object value1,
                    java.lang.Object value2,
                    DataSourceField field)

  A custom comparator for this SimpleType. This method will be used by the framework when it needs to compare two values of a field for equality - for example, when considering if an edited field has changed.

  Implementations of this method should return the following:

  • 0 if the two values are equal
  • -1 if the first value is greater than the second
  • 1 if the second value is greater than the first

  Parameters:

  value1 - First value for comparison

  value2 - Second value for comparison

  field - An instance of DataClass representing the field for which we are comparing values, as extra context for the comparator.

  Returns:

  -1, 0 or 1, as described above