NaturalOrdering.java

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package com.google.common.collect;

import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;

import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;

import java.io.Serializable;

/** An ordering that uses the natural order of the values. */
@GwtCompatible(serializable = true)
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // TODO(kevinb): the right way to explain this??
final class NaturalOrdering
    extends Ordering<Comparable> implements Serializable {
  static final NaturalOrdering INSTANCE = new NaturalOrdering();

  @Override public int compare(Comparable left, Comparable right) {
    checkNotNull(left); // for GWT
    checkNotNull(right);
    return left.compareTo(right);
  }

  @Override public <S extends Comparable> Ordering<S> reverse() {
    return (Ordering<S>) ReverseNaturalOrdering.INSTANCE;
  }

  // preserving singleton-ness gives equals()/hashCode() for free
  private Object readResolve() {
    return INSTANCE;
  }

  @Override public String toString() {
    return "Ordering.natural()";
  }

  private NaturalOrdering() {}

  private static final long serialVersionUID = 0;
}