CodepointMatchKey (saxon JavaDoc)

java.lang.Object
- net.sf.saxon.expr.sort.CodepointMatchKey

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<CodepointMatchKey>, AtomicMatchKey
```
public class CodepointMatchKey
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable<CodepointMatchKey>, AtomicMatchKey
```
A match key for comparing strings (represented as an array of characters) using codepoint collation.

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface net.sf.saxon.expr.sort.AtomicMatchKey
  NaN_MATCH_KEY

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

CodepointMatchKey(java.lang.CharSequence in)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`AtomicValue`	`asAtomic()`	Get an atomic value that encapsulates this match key.
`int`	`compareTo(CodepointMatchKey o)`
`boolean`	`equals(java.lang.Object o)`
`UnicodeString`	`getValue()`
`int`	`hashCode()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - CodepointMatchKey
```
public CodepointMatchKey(java.lang.CharSequence in)
```
- Method Detail
  - getValue
```
public UnicodeString getValue()
```
  - compareTo
```
public int compareTo(CodepointMatchKey o)
```
    Specified by:
    
    compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable<CodepointMatchKey>
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class java.lang.Object
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class java.lang.Object
  - asAtomic
```
public AtomicValue asAtomic()
```
    Get an atomic value that encapsulates this match key. Needed to support the collation-key() function.
    
    Specified by:
    
    asAtomic in interface AtomicMatchKey
    
    Returns:
    
    an atomic value that encapsulates this match key