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020package org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.comparators;
021
022
023import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.LdapComparator;
024import org.apache.directory.api.util.Strings;
025
026
027/**
028 * A comparator for byte[]s.
029 * 
030 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
031 */
032public class ByteArrayComparator extends LdapComparator<byte[]>
033{
034    /** The serial version UID */
035    private static final long serialVersionUID = 2L;
036
037    /**
038     * The ByteArrayComparator constructor. Its OID is the OctetStringMatch matching
039     * rule OID.
040     * 
041     * @param oid The Comparator's OID
042     */
043    public ByteArrayComparator( String oid )
044    {
045        super( oid );
046    }
047
048
049    /**
050     * {@inheritDoc}
051     */
052    public int compare( byte[] b1, byte[] b2 )
053    {
054        return Strings.compare( b1, b2 );
055    }
056}