/* * Copyright 2010 Google Inc. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of * the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under * the License. */ package elemental.util; import elemental.util.ArrayOfNumber; /** * A comparison function which imposes total ordering on a set of numbers. * * @see ArrayOfNumber#sort(CanCompareNumber) */ public interface CanCompareNumber { /** * Compares its two arguments for order. * * @param a the first number to be compared * @param b the second number to be compared * @return a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as the first * argument is less than, equal to, or greater than the second */ int compare(double a, double b); }