/** Initialize the custom comparators. Creates a quick access array for the custom comparators. */
 private void initComparators() {
   TupleMRConfigBuilder.initializeComparators(
       context.getHadoopContext().getConfiguration(), tupleMRConfig);
   customComparators = new RawComparator<?>[maxDepth + 1];
   for (int i = minDepth; i <= maxDepth; i++) {
     SortElement element = tupleMRConfig.getCommonCriteria().getElements().get(i);
     if (element.getCustomComparator() != null) {
       customComparators[i] = element.getCustomComparator();
     }
   }
 }