ThreeNumberSort

java.lang.Object
- pal.util.ThreeNumberSort

```
public class ThreeNumberSort
extends java.lang.Object
```
sorts three numbers (doubles) and choose randomly among the minimum/maximum values

Version:

$Id: ThreeNumberSort.java,v 1.4 2001/07/13 14:39:13 korbinian Exp $

Author:

Korbinian Strimmer

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`int`	`first`	order of the numbers (0-2)
`double[]`	`numbers`	the three numbers
`int`	`second`	order of the numbers (0-2)
`int`	`third`	order of the numbers (0-2)

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ThreeNumberSort()
constructor

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`getIndexOfLargestNumber()`	get input index of largest number
`int`	`getIndexOfSmallestNumber()`	get input index of smallest number
`double`	`getLargestNumber()`	get largest number
`double`	`getSmallestNumber()`	get smallest number
`void`	`sort(double n0, double n1, double n2)`	sort three doubles

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - numbers
```
public double[] numbers
```
    the three numbers
  - first
```
public int first
```
    order of the numbers (0-2)
  - second
```
public int second
```
    order of the numbers (0-2)
  - third
```
public int third
```
    order of the numbers (0-2)
- Constructor Detail
  - ThreeNumberSort
```
public ThreeNumberSort()
```
    constructor
- Method Detail
  - getIndexOfLargestNumber
```
public int getIndexOfLargestNumber()
```
    get input index of largest number
    
    Returns:
    
    index (if two or even all three numbers are of equally large value the index is drawn at random from that subset
  - getIndexOfSmallestNumber
```
public int getIndexOfSmallestNumber()
```
    get input index of smallest number
    
    Returns:
    
    index (if two or even all three numbers are of equally small value the index is drawn at random from that subset
  - getSmallestNumber
```
public double getSmallestNumber()
```
    get smallest number
    
    Returns:
    
    number
  - getLargestNumber
```
public double getLargestNumber()
```
    get largest number
    
    Returns:
    
    number
  - sort
```
public void sort(double n0,
                 double n1,
                 double n2)
```
    sort three doubles
    
    Parameters:
    
    n0 - first double
    
    n1 - second double
    
    n2 - third double