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/*
* Copyright (C) 2010.
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 or
* version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* General Public License for more details.
*/
package uk.me.parabola.imgfmt.app.srt;
/**
* A sort key that allows efficient comparison of a string with a particular sorting order multiple times.
*
* The general idea is that you create a key for each object to be sorted and then sort the keys. Once the
* keys are sorted you retrieve the original object via the {@link #getObject} method.
*
* @author Steve Ratcliffe
*/
public interface SortKey<T
> extends Comparable<SortKey<T
>> {
/**
* Get the object associated with this sort key.
* This will usually be the real object being sorted.
*/
public T getObject
();
}