1 files changed, 29 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/RefComparator.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/RefComparator.java
index fe6d210c11..f14488b73e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/RefComparator.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/RefComparator.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2008, Charles O'Farrell <charleso@charleso.org>
- * Copyright (C) 2008, Google Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2010, Google Inc.
  * and other copyright owners as documented in the project's IP log.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ public class RefComparator implements Comparator<Ref> {
 	public static final RefComparator INSTANCE = new RefComparator();
 
 	public int compare(final Ref o1, final Ref o2) {
-		return o1.getOrigName().compareTo(o2.getOrigName());
+		return compareTo(o1, o2);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Sorts the collection of refs, returning a new collection.
-	 *
+	 * 
 	 * @param refs
 	 *            collection to be sorted
 	 * @return sorted collection of refs
@@ -76,4 +76,30 @@ public class RefComparator implements Comparator<Ref> {
 		Collections.sort(r, INSTANCE);
 		return r;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Compare a reference to a name.
+	 * 
+	 * @param o1
+	 *            the reference instance.
+	 * @param o2
+	 *            the name to compare to.
+	 * @return standard Comparator result of < 0, 0, > 0.
+	 */
+	public static int compareTo(Ref o1, String o2) {
+		return o1.getName().compareTo(o2);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Compare two references by name.
+	 * 
+	 * @param o1
+	 *            the reference instance.
+	 * @param o2
+	 *            the other reference instance.
+	 * @return standard Comparator result of < 0, 0, > 0.
+	 */
+	public static int compareTo(final Ref o1, final Ref o2) {
+		return o1.getName().compareTo(o2.getName());
+	}
 }