Sorter (Jackrabbit Oak 1.71-SNAPSHOT API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.lucene.util.Sorter

Direct Known Subclasses:

InPlaceMergeSorter, IntroSorter, TimSorter
```
public abstract class Sorter
extends Object
```
Base class for sorting algorithms implementations.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor Description

protected Sorter()
Sole constructor, used for inheritance.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected abstract int`	`compare(int i, int j)`	Compare entries found in slots `i` and `j`.
`abstract void`	`sort(int from, int to)`	Sort the slice which starts at `from` (inclusive) and ends at `to` (exclusive).
`protected abstract void`	`swap(int i, int j)`	Swap values at slots `i` and `j`.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - Sorter
```
protected Sorter()
```
    Sole constructor, used for inheritance.
- Method Detail
  - compare
```
protected abstract int compare(int i,
                               int j)
```
    Compare entries found in slots i and j. The contract for the returned value is the same as Comparator.compare(Object, Object).
  - swap
```
protected abstract void swap(int i,
                             int j)
```
    Swap values at slots i and j.
  - sort
```
public abstract void sort(int from,
                          int to)
```
    Sort the slice which starts at from (inclusive) and ends at to (exclusive).