source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Hive.Client.Console/ListViewColumnSorterDate.cs @ 1261

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Collections;


namespace HeuristicLab.Hive.Client.Console {
  public class ListViewColumnSorterDate : IComparer {

    /// <summary>
    /// Specifies the column to be sorted
    /// </summary>
    private int ColumnToSort;
    /// <summary>
    /// Specifies the order in which to sort (i.e. 'Ascending').
    /// </summary>
    private SortOrder OrderOfSort;
    /// <summary>
    /// Case insensitive comparer object
    /// </summary>
    private CaseInsensitiveComparer ObjectCompare;

    /// <summary>
    /// Class constructor.  Initializes various elements
    /// </summary>
    public ListViewColumnSorterDate() {
      // Initialize the column to '0'
      ColumnToSort = 0;

      // Initialize the sort order to 'none'
      OrderOfSort = SortOrder.None;

      // Initialize the CaseInsensitiveComparer object
      ObjectCompare = new CaseInsensitiveComparer();
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// This method is inherited from the IComparer interface.  It compares the two objects passed using a case insensitive comparison.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="x">First object to be compared</param>
    /// <param name="y">Second object to be compared</param>
    /// <returns>The result of the comparison. "0" if equal, negative if 'x' is less than 'y' and positive if 'x' is greater than 'y'</returns>
    public int Compare(object x, object y) {
      int compareResult = 0;
      ListViewItem listviewX, listviewY;

      // Cast the objects to be compared to ListViewItem objects
      listviewX = (ListViewItem)x;
      listviewY = (ListViewItem)y;

      DateTime listviewDateX = new DateTime();
      DateTime listviewDateY = new DateTime();

      if (DateTime.TryParse(listviewX.SubItems[ColumnToSort].Text, out listviewDateX) && DateTime.TryParse(listviewY.SubItems[ColumnToSort].Text, out listviewDateY)) {
        compareResult = DateTime.Compare(listviewDateX, listviewDateY);
      } else {
        // Compare the two items
        compareResult = ObjectCompare.Compare(listviewX.SubItems[ColumnToSort].Text, listviewY.SubItems[ColumnToSort].Text);
      }
      // Calculate correct return value based on object comparison
      if (OrderOfSort == SortOrder.Ascending) {
        // Ascending sort is selected, return normal result of compare operation
        return compareResult;
      } else if (OrderOfSort == SortOrder.Descending) {
        // Descending sort is selected, return negative result of compare operation
        return (-compareResult);
      } else {
        // Return '0' to indicate they are equal
        return 0;
      }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Gets or sets the number of the column to which to apply the sorting operation (Defaults to '0').
    /// </summary>
    public int SortColumn {
      set {
        ColumnToSort = value;
      }
      get {
        return ColumnToSort;
      }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Gets or sets the order of sorting to apply (for example, 'Ascending' or 'Descending').
    /// </summary>
    public SortOrder Order {
      set {
        OrderOfSort = value;
      }
      get {
        return OrderOfSort;
      }
    }
  }
}