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J. Duke319a3b92007-12-01 00:00:00 +00001/*
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25
26/**
27 * Compare: an interface to enable users to define the result of
28 * a comparison of two objects.
29 *
30 * @author Sunita Mani
31 */
32
33package sun.misc;
34
35public interface Compare {
36
37 /**
38 * doCompare
39 *
40 * @param obj1 first object to compare.
41 * @param obj2 second object to compare.
42 * @return -1 if obj1 < obj2, 0 if obj1 == obj2, 1 if obj1 > obj2.
43 */
44 public int doCompare(Object obj1, Object obj2);
45
46}