edu.stanford.nlp.util

Interface Iterables.IncrementComparator<V1,V2>

Type Parameters:

V1 - Type of first iterator

V2 - Type of second iterator

Enclosing class:

Iterables

public static interface Iterables.IncrementComparator<V1,V2>

A comparator used by the merge functions to determine which of two iterators to increment by one of the merge functions.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compare(V1 a, V2 b) Returns -1 if the value of a should come before the value of b, +1 if the value of b should come before the value of a, or 0 if the two should be merged together.

Method Detail

compare

int compare(V1 a,
            V2 b)

Returns -1 if the value of a should come before the value of b, +1 if the value of b should come before the value of a, or 0 if the two should be merged together.