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22  
23  package com.liferay.portlet.messageboards.util.comparator;
24  
25  import com.liferay.portal.kernel.util.DateUtil;
26  import com.liferay.portal.kernel.util.OrderByComparator;
27  import com.liferay.portlet.messageboards.model.MBMessage;
28  
29  /**
30   * <a href="MessageCreateDateComparator.java.html"><b><i>View Source</i></b></a>
31   *
32   * @author Brian Wing Shun Chan
33   *
34   */
35  public class MessageCreateDateComparator extends OrderByComparator {
36  
37      public static String ORDER_BY_ASC = "createDate ASC";
38  
39      public static String ORDER_BY_DESC = "createDate DESC";
40  
41      public MessageCreateDateComparator(boolean asc) {
42          _asc = asc;
43      }
44  
45      public int compare(Object obj1, Object obj2) {
46          MBMessage message1 = (MBMessage)obj1;
47          MBMessage message2 = (MBMessage)obj2;
48  
49          int value = DateUtil.compareTo(
50              message1.getCreateDate(), message2.getCreateDate());
51  
52          if (_asc) {
53              return value;
54          }
55          else {
56              return -value;
57          }
58      }
59  
60      public String getOrderBy() {
61          if (_asc) {
62              return ORDER_BY_ASC;
63          }
64          else {
65              return ORDER_BY_DESC;
66          }
67      }
68  
69      private boolean _asc;
70  
71  }