/*
 *  ===============================================================
 *  EmployeeComparator.java: Class for comparing the names of company
 *  employees. If two employees have the same name, then they are 
 *  ranked according to department.
 *  ===============================================================
 */

import java.util.Comparator;

public class EmployeeComparator implements Comparator {

  public int compare(Object obj1, Object obj2) {
    Employee emp1 = (Employee) obj1;
    Employee emp2 = (Employee) obj2;

    int nameComp = emp1.getName().compareTo( emp2.getName() );

    return ((nameComp == 0) ? emp1.getDepartment().compareTo(
        emp2.getDepartment()) : nameComp);
  }

}