Package net.sf.saxon.sort
Class GlobalOrderComparer
- java.lang.Object
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- net.sf.saxon.sort.GlobalOrderComparer
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java.io.Serializable
,NodeOrderComparer
public final class GlobalOrderComparer extends java.lang.Object implements NodeOrderComparer, java.io.Serializable
A Comparer used for comparing nodes in document order. This comparer is used when there is no guarantee that the nodes being compared come from the same document- Author:
- Michael H. Kay
- See Also:
- Serialized Form
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor Description GlobalOrderComparer()
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Method Summary
All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description int
compare(NodeInfo a, NodeInfo b)
Compare two objects.static GlobalOrderComparer
getInstance()
Get an instance of a GlobalOrderComparer.
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Method Detail
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getInstance
public static GlobalOrderComparer getInstance()
Get an instance of a GlobalOrderComparer. The class maintains no state so this returns the same instance every time.
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compare
public int compare(NodeInfo a, NodeInfo b)
Description copied from interface:NodeOrderComparer
Compare two objects.- Specified by:
compare
in interfaceNodeOrderComparer
- Returns:
- <0 if a0 if a>b
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