jackcess/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/IndexCodes.java

/*
Copyright (c) 2008 Health Market Science, Inc.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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*/

package com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.impl;


/**
 * Various constants used for creating index entries.
 *
 * @author James Ahlborn
 */
public class IndexCodes {

  static final byte ASC_START_FLAG = (byte)0x7F;
  static final byte ASC_NULL_FLAG = (byte)0x00;
  static final byte DESC_START_FLAG = (byte)0x80;
  static final byte DESC_NULL_FLAG = (byte)0xFF;

  static final byte ASC_BOOLEAN_TRUE = (byte)0x00;
  static final byte ASC_BOOLEAN_FALSE = (byte)0xFF;
  
  static final byte DESC_BOOLEAN_TRUE = ASC_BOOLEAN_FALSE;
  static final byte DESC_BOOLEAN_FALSE = ASC_BOOLEAN_TRUE;


  static boolean isNullEntry(byte startEntryFlag) {
    return((startEntryFlag == ASC_NULL_FLAG) ||
           (startEntryFlag == DESC_NULL_FLAG));
  }
  
  static byte getNullEntryFlag(boolean isAscending) {
    return(isAscending ? ASC_NULL_FLAG : DESC_NULL_FLAG);
  }
  
  static byte getStartEntryFlag(boolean isAscending) {
    return(isAscending ? ASC_START_FLAG : DESC_START_FLAG);
  }
  
}