net.sf.saxon.expr.sort

Interface ItemOrderComparer

All Superinterfaces:

java.util.Comparator<Item>

All Known Implementing Classes:

GlobalOrderComparer, LocalOrderComparer

public interface ItemOrderComparer
extends java.util.Comparator<Item>

A Comparer used for comparing nodes in document order, or items in merge order

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compare(Item a, Item b) Compare two objects.

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(Item a,
            Item b)

Compare two objects.

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator<Item>

Returns:

<0 if a<b, 0 if a=b, >0 if a>b