Package org.apache.flink.streaming.runtime.watermarkstatus

Interface HeapPriorityQueue.PriorityComparator<T>

  • Type Parameters:
    T - type of the compared objects.
    Enclosing class:
    HeapPriorityQueue<T extends HeapPriorityQueue.HeapPriorityQueueElement>
    public static interface HeapPriorityQueue.PriorityComparator<T>
    This interface works similar to Comparable and is used to prioritize between two objects. The main difference between this interface and Comparable is it is not require to follow the usual contract between that Comparable.compareTo(Object) and Object.equals(Object). The contract of this interface is: When two objects are equal, they indicate the same priority, but indicating the same priority does not require that both objects are equal.

    • Method Detail

      • comparePriority

        int comparePriority​(T left,
                    T right)
        Compares two objects for priority. Returns a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as the first argument has lower, equal to, or higher priority than the second.
        Parameters:
        left - left operand in the comparison by priority.
        right - left operand in the comparison by priority.
        Returns:
        a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as the first argument has lower, equal to, or higher priority than the second.