org.semanticweb.utilities
Interface Comparator

All Known Implementing Classes:

DoubleComparator

public interface Comparator

Description of the Interface

Author:

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Method Summary

int	compare(java.lang.Object fst, java.lang.Object snd) Compare two Objects with respect to ordering.

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(java.lang.Object fst,
                   java.lang.Object snd)

Compare two Objects with respect to ordering. Typical implementations first cast their arguments to particular types in order to perform comparison

Parameters:

fst - first argument

snd - second argument

Returns:

a negative number if fst is less than snd; a positive number if fst is greater than snd; else 0