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    017package org.apache.commons.io.comparator;
    018
    019import java.io.File;
    020import java.io.Serializable;
    021import java.util.Comparator;
    022
    023import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
    024
    025/**
    026 * Compare the <strong>last modified date/time</strong> of two files for order
    027 * (see {@link FileUtils#lastModifiedUnchecked(File)}).
    028 * <p>
    029 * This comparator can be used to sort lists or arrays of files
    030 * by their last modified date/time.
    031 * </p>
    032 * <p>
    033 * Example of sorting a list of files using the
    034 * {@link #LASTMODIFIED_COMPARATOR} singleton instance:
    035 * </p>
    036 * <pre>
    037 *       List&lt;File&gt; list = ...
    038 *       ((AbstractFileComparator) LastModifiedFileComparator.LASTMODIFIED_COMPARATOR).sort(list);
    039 * </pre>
    040 * <p>
    041 * Example of doing a <em>reverse</em> sort of an array of files using the
    042 * {@link #LASTMODIFIED_REVERSE} singleton instance:
    043 * </p>
    044 * <pre>
    045 *       File[] array = ...
    046 *       ((AbstractFileComparator) LastModifiedFileComparator.LASTMODIFIED_REVERSE).sort(array);
    047 * </pre>
    048 * <h2>Deprecating Serialization</h2>
    049 * <p>
    050 * <em>Serialization is deprecated and will be removed in 3.0.</em>
    051 * </p>
    052 *
    053 * @since 1.4
    054 */
    055public class LastModifiedFileComparator extends AbstractFileComparator implements Serializable {
    056
    057    private static final long serialVersionUID = 7372168004395734046L;
    058
    059    /** Last modified comparator instance. */
    060    public static final Comparator<File> LASTMODIFIED_COMPARATOR = new LastModifiedFileComparator();
    061
    062    /** Reverse last modified comparator instance. */
    063    public static final Comparator<File> LASTMODIFIED_REVERSE = new ReverseFileComparator(LASTMODIFIED_COMPARATOR);
    064
    065    /**
    066     * Compares the last modified date/time of two files.
    067     *
    068     * @param file1 The first file to compare.
    069     * @param file2 The second file to compare.
    070     * @return a negative value if the first file's last modified date/time is less than the second, zero if the last
    071     *         modified date/time are the same and a positive value if the first files last modified date/time is
    072     *         greater than the second file.
    073     */
    074    @Override
    075    public int compare(final File file1, final File file2) {
    076        final long result = FileUtils.lastModifiedUnchecked(file1) - FileUtils.lastModifiedUnchecked(file2);
    077        if (result < 0) {
    078            return -1;
    079        }
    080        if (result > 0) {
    081            return 1;
    082        }
    083        return 0;
    084    }
    085}