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Interface ObjectComparator<KType>

All Superinterfaces:

java.util.Comparator<KType>

All Known Implementing Classes:

ObjectStandardComparator

@Generated(date="2017-07-11T19:16:33+0200",
           value="KTypeComparator.java")
public interface ObjectComparator<KType>
extends java.util.Comparator<KType>

Interface to support custom comparisons of Objects, as replacement of either natural ordering or Comparable objects.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compare(KType e1, KType e2) Defines the relative ordering of e1 and e2:

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

comparing, comparing, comparingDouble, comparingInt, comparingLong, equals, naturalOrder, nullsFirst, nullsLast, reversed, reverseOrder, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

Method Detail

compare

int compare(KType e1,
            KType e2)

Defines the relative ordering of e1 and e2:

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator<KType>

Returns:

0 if e1 is "equal" to e2, or else < 0 if e1 is "smaller" than e2, or else > 0 if e1 is "bigger" than e2