Package org.apache.lucene.util

# Class StableMSBRadixSorter

java.lang.Object
org.apache.lucene.util.Sorter
org.apache.lucene.util.MSBRadixSorter
org.apache.lucene.util.StableMSBRadixSorter

public abstract class StableMSBRadixSorter extends MSBRadixSorter
Stable radix sorter for variable-length strings.

NOTE: This API is for internal purposes only and might change in incompatible ways in the next release.

- ## Nested Class Summary

  Nested Classes
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `protected static class`
  `StableMSBRadixSorter.MergeSorter`
  A MergeSorter taking advantage of temporary storage.

- ## Field Summary

  ### Fields inherited from class org.apache.lucene.util.MSBRadixSorter

  `HISTOGRAM_SIZE, LENGTH_THRESHOLD, LEVEL_THRESHOLD, maxLength`

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `StableMSBRadixSorter(int maxLength)`

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `protected Sorter`
  `getFallbackSorter(int k)`
  Get a fall-back sorter which may assume that the first k bytes of all compared strings are equal.
  `protected void`
  `reorder(int from, int to, int[] startOffsets, int[] endOffsets, int k)`
  Reorder elements in stable way, since Dutch sort does not guarantee ordering for same values.
  `protected abstract void`
  `restore(int i, int j)`
  Restore values between i-th and j-th(excluding) in temporary storage into original storage.
  `protected abstract void`
  `save(int i, int j)`
  Save the i-th value into the j-th position in temporary storage.

  ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.lucene.util.MSBRadixSorter

  `buildHistogram, byteAt, compare, getBucket, shouldFallback, sort, sort`

  ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.lucene.util.Sorter

  `comparePivot, setPivot, swap`

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

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

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### StableMSBRadixSorter

    public StableMSBRadixSorter(int maxLength)

- ## Method Details

  - ### save

    protected abstract void save(int i, int j)
    Save the i-th value into the j-th position in temporary storage.

  - ### restore

    protected abstract void restore(int i, int j)
    Restore values between i-th and j-th(excluding) in temporary storage into original storage.

  - ### getFallbackSorter

    protected Sorter getFallbackSorter(int k)
    Description copied from class: `MSBRadixSorter`
    Get a fall-back sorter which may assume that the first k bytes of all compared strings are equal.
    Overrides:
      `getFallbackSorter` in class `MSBRadixSorter`

  - ### reorder

    protected void reorder(int from, int to, int[] startOffsets, int[] endOffsets, int k)
    Reorder elements in stable way, since Dutch sort does not guarantee ordering for same values.

    When this method returns, startOffsets and endOffsets are equal.

    Overrides:
      `reorder` in class `MSBRadixSorter`
    Parameters:
      `startOffsets` - start offsets per bucket
      `endOffsets` - end offsets per bucket