oracle.dacf.util
Interface Compare

public interface Compare

Defines the interface for the comparison method used by the derivatives of AbstractSort.

Field Summary

static int	EQUALS
static int	GREATER_THAN
static int	LESS_THAN

Method Summary

int	compare(java.lang.Object a, java.lang.Object b) Compares two objects and returns the result.

Field Detail

GREATER_THAN

public static final int GREATER_THAN

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Constant Field Values

EQUALS

public static final int EQUALS

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LESS_THAN

public static final int LESS_THAN

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Method Detail

compare

public int compare(java.lang.Object a,
                   java.lang.Object b)

Compares two objects and returns the result.

Returns:

• GREATER_THAN iff a > b
• EQUALS iff a == b
• LESS_THAN iff a < b