org.mortbay.start
Class Version

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.mortbay.start.Version

public class Version
extends java.lang.Object

Utility class for parsing and comparing version strings. JDK 1.1 compatible.

Author:
Jan Hlavat???

Constructor Summary
Version()
           
Version(java.lang.String version_string)
           
 
Method Summary
 int compare(Version other)
          Compares with other version.
 boolean isInRange(Version low, Version high)
          Check whether this verion is in range of versions specified
 void parse(java.lang.String version_string)
          parses version string in the form version[.revision[.subrevision[extension]]] into this instance.
 java.lang.String toString()
           
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

Version

public Version()

Version

public Version(java.lang.String version_string)
Method Detail

parse

public void parse(java.lang.String version_string)
parses version string in the form version[.revision[.subrevision[extension]]] into this instance.


toString

public java.lang.String toString()
Overrides:
toString in class java.lang.Object
Returns:
string representation of this version

compare

public int compare(Version other)
Compares with other version. Does not take extension into account, as there is no reliable way to order them.

Returns:
-1 if this is older version that other, 0 if its same version, 1 if it's newer version than other

isInRange

public boolean isInRange(Version low,
                         Version high)
Check whether this verion is in range of versions specified



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