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

# Class Date

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.Date

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Cloneable`, `Comparator<Resource>`

public class Date extends ResourceComparator
Compares Resources by last modification date.

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
Description
`Date()`

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`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, 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`

### Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

`reversed, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong`

## Constructor Details

### Date

public Date()

## Method Details

### 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.