org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.comparators

## Class Type

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
  - - org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType
    - - org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.comparators.ResourceComparator
      - - org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.comparators.Type

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.lang.Cloneable, java.util.Comparator

    public class Type
    extends ResourceComparator

Compares Resources by is-directory status. As a container of files, a directory is deemed "greater" than a file.

Since:
  Ant 1.7

### Field Summary

### Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType

`checked, ref`

### Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

`description, location, project`

### Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`Type()`

### Method Summary

Methods
`protected int` `resourceCompare(Resource foo, Resource bar)` Compare two Resources.

### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.comparators.ResourceComparator

`compare, equals, hashCode`

### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType

`checkAttributesAllowed, checkChildrenAllowed, circularReference, clone, dieOnCircularReference, dieOnCircularReference, dieOnCircularReference, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getDataTypeName, getRefid, invokeCircularReferenceCheck, isChecked, isReference, noChildrenAllowed, pushAndInvokeCircularReferenceCheck, setChecked, setRefid, tooManyAttributes, toString`

### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

`getDescription, getLocation, getProject, log, log, setDescription, setLocation, setProject`

### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

`finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

### Constructor Detail

#### Type

    public Type()

### Method Detail

#### resourceCompare

    protected int resourceCompare(Resource foo,
                      Resource bar)

Compare two Resources.

Specified by:
  `resourceCompare` in class `ResourceComparator`
Parameters:
  `foo` - the first Resource.
  `bar` - the second Resource.
Returns:
  a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as the first argument is less than, equal to, or greater than the second.