edu.mit.jwi.data.compare
Interface ICommentDetector

All Superinterfaces:

java.util.Comparator<java.lang.String>

All Known Implementing Classes:

CommentComparator

public interface ICommentDetector
extends java.util.Comparator<java.lang.String>

A detector for comment lines in data resources. Objects that implement this interface also serve as comparators that say how comment lines are ordered, if at all.

Since:

JWI 1.0

Version:

2.4.0

Author:

Mark A. Finlayson

Method Summary

boolean

isCommentLine(java.lang.String line) Returns true if the specified string is a comment line, false otherwise.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

compare, equals

Method Detail

isCommentLine

boolean isCommentLine(java.lang.String line)

Returns true if the specified string is a comment line, false otherwise.

Parameters:

line - the line to be analyzed

Returns:

true if the specified string is a comment line, false otherwise.

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if the specified line is null

Since:

JWI 1.0