// Class encapsulating an index to the IndexedPersons.

bin file
// Each object stores a second name and the position in the file where
// the corresponding record can be found. i.e. the first record
// is at position 0, the second at position 1, the third at position 2, etc.
import java.io.Serializable;
public class IndexEntry implements Serializable {
// Constructor
public IndexEntry(String name, int position) {
this.name = name;
this.position = position;
}
public String getName() {
return name;
}
public int getPosition() {
return position;
}
// Method to compare two IndexEntry objects
public int compareTo(IndexEntry entry) {
return name.compareTo(entry.name);
}
private String name;
private int position;
private static final long serialVersionUID = 7001L;
}