ByteArrayComparator (OpenNMS 29.0.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.opennms.core.utils.ByteArrayComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator<byte[]>
```
public class ByteArrayComparator
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Comparator<byte[]>
```
Comparator that is used to compare byte arrays. This should be used to compare IP addresses using InetAddress.getAddress() and can be used to compare any pair of IPv4 and/or IPv6 addresses.

Author:

Seth <seth@opennms.org>

- Constructor Summary
  
  Constructors
  Constructor Description
  
  ByteArrayComparator()
- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  int compare(byte[] a, byte[] b)
  - Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
  - Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator
    equals, reversed, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

- Constructor Detail
  - ByteArrayComparator
```
public ByteArrayComparator()
```
- Method Detail
  - compare
```
public int compare(byte[] a,
                   byte[] b)
```
    Specified by:
    
    compare in interface java.util.Comparator<byte[]>