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package org.apache.directory.mavibot.btree.comparator;


import java.util.Comparator;


/**
 * Compares char arrays
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 */
public class CharArrayComparator implements Comparator<char[]>
{
    /**
     * Compare two char arrays.
     * 
     * @param charArray1 First char array
     * @param charArray2 Second char array
     * @return 1 if charArray1 > charArray2, 0 if charArray1 == charArray2, -1 if charArray1 < charArray2
     */
    public int compare( char[] charArray1, char[] charArray2 )
    {
        if ( charArray1 == charArray2 )
        {
            return 0;
        }

        if ( charArray1 == null )
        {
            if ( charArray2 == null )
            {
                return 0;
            }
            else
            {
                return -1;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            if ( charArray2 == null )
            {
                return 1;
            }
            else
            {
                if ( charArray1.length < charArray2.length )
                {
                    int pos = 0;

                    for ( char char1 : charArray1 )
                    {
                        char char2 = charArray2[pos];

                        if ( char1 == char2 )
                        {
                            pos++;
                        }
                        else if ( char1 < char2 )
                        {
                            return -1;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            return 1;
                        }
                    }

                    return -1;
                }
                else
                {
                    int pos = 0;

                    for ( char char2 : charArray2 )
                    {
                        char char1 = charArray1[pos];

                        if ( char1 == char2 )
                        {
                            pos++;
                        }
                        else if ( char1 < char2 )
                        {
                            return -1;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            return 1;
                        }
                    }

                    if ( pos < charArray1.length )
                    {
                        return 1;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        return 0;
                    }
                }
            }
        }

    }
}