[HARMONY-829] [classlib][io] unexpected result for java.io.File.compareTo(File) method

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Component/s: Classlib
• Assignee: Alexey Petrenko
• Reporter: Vladimir Bossicard
• Created: 11/Jul/06 16:20
• Updated: 03/Nov/06 09:41
• Resolved: 02/Nov/06 20:08

Description

The Harmony method java.io.File.compareTo(File) returns positive value while RI returns negative.

================= test.java ====================
import java.io.*;

public class test {
public static void main (String[] args)

{ File f1 = new File("01", ""); File f2 = new File("0", ""); System.out.println("f1.getPath() = " + f1.getPath() + ", f2.getPath() = " + f2.getPath()); System.out.println("f2.compareTo(f1) = " + f2.compareTo(f1) + ", f1.compareTo(f2) = " + f1.compareTo(f2)); }

}
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Output:
C:\tmp\tmp17>C:\jrockit-jdk1.5.0-windows-ia32\bin\java.exe -showversion test
java version "1.5.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-b64)
BEA WebLogic JRockit(R) (build dra-38972-20041208-2001-win-ia32, R25.0.0-75, GC: System optimized over throughput (initial strategy singleparpar))

f1.getPath() = 01, f2.getPath() = 0
f2.compareTo(f1) = -1, f1.compareTo(f2) = 1

C:\tmp\tmp17>C:\harmony\trunk_0427\deploy\jdk\jre\bin\java.exe -showversion test
java version 1.5 (subset)

(c) Copyright 1991, 2006 The Apache Software Foundation or its licensors, as applicable.
f1.getPath() = 01\, f2.getPath() = 0\
f2.compareTo(f1) = 43, f1.compareTo(f2) = -43