Package pal.util
Interface Comparable
- All Known Implementing Classes:
ComparableDouble
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public interface Comparable
interface for an object that is comparable.
This interface is analogous to the Comparable interface in
Java 1.2, and it should be superceded by the JDK 1.2 collections
framework when PAL is moved to 1.2.
- Version:
- $Id: Comparable.java,v 1.2 2001/07/13 14:39:13 korbinian Exp $
- Author:
- Alexei Drummond
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Method Summary
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Method Details
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compareTo
Returns a number representing the ordering relationship that the object has with the given object. A negative number indicates that the object is "smaller" than the parameter, a positive number means it is "larger" and zero indicates that the objects are equal. -
equals
Returns true if this object is equal to the given object.
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