com.starteam.util
Interface SortCompare

public interface SortCompare

Delegate object to hand to sort for call -back compare.

Method Summary

int	compare(java.lang.Object a, java.lang.Object b) Compare effectively returns a-b.

Method Detail

compare

int compare(java.lang.Object a,
            java.lang.Object b)

Compare effectively returns a-b.

     e.g. +1 (or any positive number) if a > b
           0                          if a == b
          -1 (or any negative number) if a < b
 

Parameters:

a - the first object to compare

b - the second object to compare

Returns:

int +1, 0 or -1 depending upon equality