## org.apache.lucene.search
Class FieldComparator.StringValComparator

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.lucene.search.FieldComparator<String>
          org.apache.lucene.search.FieldComparator.StringValComparator

Enclosing class:
  FieldComparator<T>

    public static final class FieldComparator.StringValComparator

extends FieldComparator<String>

Sorts by field's natural String sort order. All comparisons are done using String.compareTo, which is slow for medium to large result sets but possibly very fast for very small results sets.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.apache.lucene.search.FieldComparator

`FieldComparator.ByteComparator, FieldComparator.DocComparator, FieldComparator.DoubleComparator, FieldComparator.FloatComparator, FieldComparator.IntComparator, FieldComparator.LongComparator, FieldComparator.NumericComparator<T extends Number>, FieldComparator.RelevanceComparator, FieldComparator.ShortComparator, FieldComparator.StringComparatorLocale, FieldComparator.StringOrdValComparator, FieldComparator.StringValComparator`

Method Summary
`int` `compare(int slot1, int slot2)` Compare hit at slot1 with hit at slot2.
`int` `compareBottom(int doc)` Compare the bottom of the queue with doc.
`int` `compareValues(String val1, String val2)` Returns -1 if first is less than second.
`void` `copy(int slot, int doc)` This method is called when a new hit is competitive.
`void` `setBottom(int bottom)` Set the bottom slot, ie the "weakest" (sorted last) entry in the queue.
`void` `setNextReader(IndexReader reader, int docBase)` Set a new Reader.
`String` `value(int slot)` Return the actual value in the slot.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.lucene.search.FieldComparator
`binarySearch, binarySearch, setScorer`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Method Detail

### compare

    public int compare(int slot1,
                       int slot2)

  Description copied from class: `FieldComparator`
  Compare hit at slot1 with hit at slot2.

  Specified by:
    `compare` in class `FieldComparator<String>`
  Parameters:
    `slot1` - first slot to compare
    `slot2` - second slot to compare
  Returns:
    any N < 0 if slot2's value is sorted after slot1, any N > 0 if the slot2's value is sorted before slot1 and 0 if they are equal

### compareBottom

    public int compareBottom(int doc)

  Description copied from class: `FieldComparator`
  Compare the bottom of the queue with doc. This will only invoked after setBottom has been called. This should return the same result as `FieldComparator.compare(int,int)`} as if bottom were slot1 and the new document were slot 2.

  For a search that hits many results, this method will be the hotspot (invoked by far the most frequently).

  Specified by:
    `compareBottom` in class `FieldComparator<String>`
  Parameters:
    `doc` - that was hit
  Returns:
    any N < 0 if the doc's value is sorted after the bottom entry (not competitive), any N > 0 if the doc's value is sorted before the bottom entry and 0 if they are equal.

### copy

    public void copy(int slot,
                     int doc)

  Description copied from class: `FieldComparator`
  This method is called when a new hit is competitive. You should copy any state associated with this document that will be required for future comparisons, into the specified slot.

  Specified by:
    `copy` in class `FieldComparator<String>`
  Parameters:
    `slot` - which slot to copy the hit to
    `doc` - docID relative to current reader

### setNextReader

    public void setNextReader(IndexReader reader,
                              int docBase)
                       throws IOException

  Description copied from class: `FieldComparator`
  Set a new Reader. All doc correspond to the current Reader.

  Specified by:
    `setNextReader` in class `FieldComparator<String>`
  Parameters:
    `reader` - current reader
    `docBase` - docBase of this reader
  Throws:
    `IOException`

### setBottom

    public void setBottom(int bottom)

  Description copied from class: `FieldComparator`
  Set the bottom slot, ie the "weakest" (sorted last) entry in the queue. When `FieldComparator.compareBottom(int)` is called, you should compare against this slot. This will always be called before `FieldComparator.compareBottom(int)`.

  Specified by:
    `setBottom` in class `FieldComparator<String>`
  Parameters:
    `bottom` - the currently weakest (sorted last) slot in the queue

### value

    public String value(int slot)

  Description copied from class: `FieldComparator`
  Return the actual value in the slot.

  Specified by:
    `value` in class `FieldComparator<String>`
  Parameters:
    `slot` - the value
  Returns:
    value in this slot

### compareValues

    public int compareValues(String val1,
                             String val2)

  Description copied from class: `FieldComparator`
  Returns -1 if first is less than second. Default impl to assume the type implements Comparable and invoke .compareTo; be sure to override this method if your FieldComparator's type isn't a Comparable or if your values may sometimes be null

  Overrides:
    `compareValues` in class `FieldComparator<String>`