org.mortbay.start
Class Version

java.lang.Object
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public class Version

extends java.lang.Object

Utility class for parsing and comparing version strings. JDK 1.1 compatible.

Author:

Jan Hlavat???

Constructor Summary

Version()

Version(java.lang.String version_string)

Method Summary

int	compare(Version other) Compares with other version.
boolean	isInRange(Version low, Version high) Check whether this verion is in range of versions specified
void	parse(java.lang.String version_string) parses version string in the form version[.revision[.subrevision[extension]]] into this instance.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Version

public Version()

Version

public Version(java.lang.String version_string)

Method Detail

parse

public void parse(java.lang.String version_string)

parses version string in the form version[.revision[.subrevision[extension]]] into this instance.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

string representation of this version

compare

public int compare(Version other)

Compares with other version. Does not take extension into account, as there is no reliable way to order them.

Returns:

-1 if this is older version that other, 0 if its same version, 1 if it's newer version than other

isInRange

public boolean isInRange(Version low,
                         Version high)

Check whether this verion is in range of versions specified