ccl.util
Interface Comparable


public interface Comparable

Comparable is an interface for any class possessing an element comparison method.


Method Summary
 int compare(java.lang.Object oFirst_, java.lang.Object oSecond_)
          Compare two Objects with respect to ordering.
 

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(java.lang.Object oFirst_,
                   java.lang.Object oSecond_)
Compare two Objects with respect to ordering. Typical implementations first cast their arguments to particular types in order to perform comparison

Parameters:
oFirst_ - first argument
oSecond_ - second argument
Returns:
a negative number if fst is less than snd; a positive number if fst is greater than snd; else 0