/*
 * SortObject    
 */
package _download.src.list.sort;

//java
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.text.Collator;




/**
 * Sorting object with individual comparison 
 */
public class SortObject implements Comparable<SortObject>, Serializable 
{
    private String firstName = null;
    private String lastName = null;
    
    
    
    /**
     * Compares two objects by checking the attributes
     * If two objects have same firstname the lastname will be checked too
     * The check is done in a localized manner (german special characters will be regarded)
     * The comparison strength is set to case-insensitive (a == A, a != ä)
     * @param compareObject Object which should be checked against this
     * @return Negativ means less, zero means equal and otherwise means greater
     */
    public int compareTo(SortObject compareObject) 
    {
        int result = 0;
        Collator collator = null;
        
        
        //INIT
        collator = Collator.getInstance(java.util.Locale.GERMAN);
        collator.setStrength(Collator.SECONDARY);
        
        
        //FIRSTNAME
        result = collator.compare(getFirstName(), compareObject.getFirstName());
        if (result != 0)
            return result;
        
        
        //LASTNAME
        return collator.compare(getLastName(), compareObject.getLastName());
    }


  
    /**
     * Returns the firstname of the object
     * @return Firstname of the object
     */
    public String getFirstName() 
    {
        return firstName;
    }
    
    /**
     * Sets the firstname of the object
     * @param firstName New firstname of the object
     */
    public void setFirstName(String firstName) 
    {
        this.firstName = firstName;
    }

  
  
    /**
     * Returns the lastname of the object
     * @return Lastname of the object
     */
    public String getLastName() 
    {
        return lastName;
    }
  
    /**
     * Sets the lastname of the object
     * @param lastName New lastname of the object
     */
    public void setLastName(String lastName) 
    {
        this.lastName = lastName;
    }

    

    /**
     * Returns the object as XML-String
     * @return Object as XML-String
     */
    public String toXML()
    {
        StringBuilder xml = new StringBuilder();

        xml.append("<SortObject>\n");
        xml.append("<FirstName><![CDATA["  +getFirstName()+  "]]></FirstName>\n");
        xml.append("<LastName><![CDATA["   +getLastName()+   "]]></LastName>\n");
        xml.append("</SortObject>\n");

        return xml.toString();
    }
}