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    017package org.apache.commons.io.comparator;
    018
    019import java.io.File;
    020import java.io.Serializable;
    021import java.util.Comparator;
    022
    023/**
    024 * Compare two files using the {@link File#isDirectory()} method.
    025 * <p>
    026 * This comparator can be used to sort lists or arrays by directories and files.
    027 * </p>
    028 * <p>
    029 * Example of sorting a list of files/directories using the {@link #DIRECTORY_COMPARATOR} singleton instance:
    030 * </p>
    031 *
    032 * <pre>
    033 *       List&lt;File&gt; list = ...
    034 *       ((AbstractFileComparator) DirectoryFileComparator.DIRECTORY_COMPARATOR).sort(list);
    035 * </pre>
    036 * <p>
    037 * Example of doing a <em>reverse</em> sort of an array of files/directories using the {@link #DIRECTORY_REVERSE}
    038 * singleton instance:
    039 * </p>
    040 *
    041 * <pre>
    042 *       File[] array = ...
    043 *       ((AbstractFileComparator) DirectoryFileComparator.DIRECTORY_REVERSE).sort(array);
    044 * </pre>
    045 * <h2>Deprecating Serialization</h2>
    046 * <p>
    047 * <em>Serialization is deprecated and will be removed in 3.0.</em>
    048 * </p>
    049 *
    050 * @since 2.0
    051 */
    052public class DirectoryFileComparator extends AbstractFileComparator implements Serializable {
    053
    054    private static final int TYPE_FILE = 2;
    055
    056    private static final int TYPE_DIRECTORY = 1;
    057
    058    private static final long serialVersionUID = 296132640160964395L;
    059
    060    /** Singleton default comparator instance */
    061    public static final Comparator<File> DIRECTORY_COMPARATOR = new DirectoryFileComparator();
    062
    063    /** Singleton reverse default comparator instance */
    064    public static final Comparator<File> DIRECTORY_REVERSE = new ReverseFileComparator(DIRECTORY_COMPARATOR);
    065
    066    /**
    067     * Compares the two files using the {@link File#isDirectory()} method.
    068     *
    069     * @param file1 The first file to compare.
    070     * @param file2 The second file to compare.
    071     * @return the result of calling file1's {@link File#compareTo(File)} with file2 as the parameter.
    072     */
    073    @Override
    074    public int compare(final File file1, final File file2) {
    075        return getType(file1) - getType(file2);
    076    }
    077
    078    /**
    079     * Converts type to numeric value.
    080     *
    081     * @param file The file.
    082     * @return 1 for directories and 2 for files.
    083     */
    084    private int getType(final File file) {
    085        return file.isDirectory() ? TYPE_DIRECTORY : TYPE_FILE;
    086    }
    087}