Comparison (Apache Ant API)
Date: 2016-08-23

org.apache.tools.ant.types

## Class Comparison

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.tools.ant.types.EnumeratedAttribute
  - - org.apache.tools.ant.types.Comparison

- Direct Known Subclasses:
    Length.When, SizeSelector.SizeComparisons

      public class Comparison
      extends EnumeratedAttribute

  EnumeratedAttribute for generic comparisons. Accepts values "equal", "greater", "more", "less", "ne" (not equal), "ge" (greater or equal), "le" (less or equal), "eq" (equal), "gt" (greater), "lt" (less).
  Since:
    Ant 1.7

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static Comparison` | `EQUAL` Equal Comparison.
    `static Comparison` | `GREATER` Greater Comparison.
    `static Comparison` | `GREATER_EQUAL` Greater-or-Equal Comparison.
    `static Comparison` | `LESS` Less Comparison.
    `static Comparison` | `LESS_EQUAL` Less-or-Equal Comparison.
    `static Comparison` | `NOT_EQUAL` Not-Equal Comparison.

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.EnumeratedAttribute

      `value`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `Comparison()` Default constructor.
    `Comparison(java.lang.String value)` Construct a new Comparison with the specified value.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `boolean` | `evaluate(int comparisonResult)` Evaluate a comparison result as from Comparator.compare() or Comparable.compareTo().
    `java.lang.String[]` | `getValues()` Return the possible values.

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.EnumeratedAttribute

      `containsValue, getIndex, getInstance, getValue, indexOfValue, setValue, toString`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### EQUAL

          public static final Comparison EQUAL

      Equal Comparison.

    - #### NOT_EQUAL

          public static final Comparison NOT_EQUAL

      Not-Equal Comparison.

    - #### GREATER

          public static final Comparison GREATER

      Greater Comparison.

    - #### LESS

          public static final Comparison LESS

      Less Comparison.

    - #### GREATER_EQUAL

          public static final Comparison GREATER_EQUAL

      Greater-or-Equal Comparison.

    - #### LESS_EQUAL

          public static final Comparison LESS_EQUAL

      Less-or-Equal Comparison.

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### Comparison

          public Comparison()

      Default constructor.

    - #### Comparison

          public Comparison(java.lang.String value)

      Construct a new Comparison with the specified value.
      Parameters:
        `value` - the EnumeratedAttribute value.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getValues

          public java.lang.String[] getValues()

      Return the possible values.
      Specified by:
        `getValues` in class `EnumeratedAttribute`
      Returns:
        String[] of EnumeratedAttribute values.

    - #### evaluate

          public boolean evaluate(int comparisonResult)

      Evaluate a comparison result as from Comparator.compare() or Comparable.compareTo().
      Parameters:
        `comparisonResult` - the result to evaluate.
      Returns:
        true if the comparison result fell within the parameters of this Comparison.