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package sun.jvm.hotspot.utilities;

/** An interval is an immutable data structure defined by its two
    endpoints. */

import java.util.Comparator;

public class Interval {
  private Object lowEndpoint;
  private Object highEndpoint;
  
  /** It is required that the low endpoint be less than or equal to
      the high endpoint according to the Comparator which will be
      passed into the overlaps() routines. */
  public Interval(Object lowEndpoint, Object highEndpoint) {
    this.lowEndpoint = lowEndpoint;
    this.highEndpoint = highEndpoint;
  }

  public Object getLowEndpoint() {
    return lowEndpoint;
  }

  public Object getHighEndpoint() {
    return highEndpoint;
  }

  /** This takes the Interval to compare against as well as a
      Comparator which will be applied to the low and high endpoints
      of the given intervals. */
  public boolean overlaps(Interval arg, Comparator endpointComparator) {
    return overlaps(arg.getLowEndpoint(), arg.getHighEndpoint(), endpointComparator);
  }

  /** Routine which can be used instead of the one taking an interval,
      for the situation where the endpoints are being retrieved from
      different data structures */
  public boolean overlaps(Object otherLowEndpoint,
                          Object otherHighEndpoint,
                          Comparator endpointComparator) {
    if (endpointComparator.compare(highEndpoint, otherLowEndpoint) <= 0) {
      return false;
    }
    if (endpointComparator.compare(lowEndpoint, otherHighEndpoint) >= 0) {
      return false;
    }
    return true;
  }

  public String toString() {
    return "[ " + getLowEndpoint().toString() + ", " + getHighEndpoint().toString() + ")";
  }
}
