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  * Copyright 2006-2008 The Kuali Foundation

  * 

  * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License");

  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

  * You may obtain a copy of the License at

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 package org.kuali.rice.kns.web.comparator;

 import java.io.Serializable;

 import java.util.Comparator;

 import org.displaytag.model.Cell;

 public class TemporalCellComparator implements Comparator, Serializable {

     static final long serialVersionUID = 6587335959291216641L;

     public TemporalCellComparator() {

         super();

     }

     public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {

         // null guard. non-null value is greater. equal if both are null

         if (null == o1 || null == o2) {

             return null == o1 && null == o2 ? 0 : null == o1 ? -1 : 1;

         }

         String s1 = CellComparatorHelper.getSanitizedStaticValue((Cell) o1);

         String s2 = CellComparatorHelper.getSanitizedStaticValue((Cell) o2);

         return TemporalValueComparator.getInstance().compare(s1, s2);

     }

 }