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020    package org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.comparators;
021    
022    
023    import java.util.Comparator;
024    
025    
026    /**
027     * A comparator for UUID. We simply use the UUID compareTo method.
028     * 
029     * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
030     * @version $Rev$
031     */
032    public class UUIDComparator implements Comparator<byte[]>
033    {
034        /** A static instance of this comparator */
035        public static final Comparator<byte[]> INSTANCE = new UUIDComparator();
036        
037        
038        /**
039         * @see java.util.Comparator#compare(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)
040         */
041        public int compare( byte[] uuid1, byte[] uuid2 )
042        {
043            // -------------------------------------------------------------------
044            // Handle some basis cases
045            // -------------------------------------------------------------------
046            if ( uuid1 == null )
047            {
048                return ( uuid2 == null ) ? 0 : -1;
049            }
050            
051            if ( uuid2 == null )
052            {
053                return 1;
054            }
055            
056            if ( uuid1.length < uuid2.length )
057            {
058                return -1;
059            }
060            else if ( uuid1.length > uuid2.length )
061            { 
062                return 1;
063            }
064            
065            for ( int pos = 0; pos < uuid1.length; pos++ )
066            {
067                if ( uuid1[pos] == uuid2[pos ] )
068                {
069                    continue;
070                }
071                
072                if ( uuid1[pos] < uuid2[pos] )
073                {
074                    return -1;
075                }
076                else
077                {
078                    return 1;
079                }
080            }
081            
082            return 0;
083        }
084    }