Package org.aspectj.util

Interface PartialOrder.PartialComparable

All Known Implementing Classes:

Advice, BcelAccessForInlineMunger, BcelCflowCounterFieldAdder, BcelCflowStackFieldAdder, BcelPerClauseAspectAdder, BcelTypeMunger, Checker, ConcreteTypeMunger, ShadowMunger, TemporaryTypeMunger

Enclosing class:

PartialOrder

public static interface PartialOrder.PartialComparable

All classes that want to be part of a partial order must implement PartialOrder.PartialComparable.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	compareTo(Object other)
int	fallbackCompareTo(Object other)	This method can provide a deterministic ordering for elements that are strictly not comparable.

Method Details

compareTo

int compareTo(Object other)

Returns:

• +1 if this is greater than other
• -1 if this is less than other
• 0 if this is not comparable to other

Note: returning 0 from this method doesn't mean the same thing as returning 0 from java.util.Comparable.compareTo()

fallbackCompareTo

int fallbackCompareTo(Object other)

This method can provide a deterministic ordering for elements that are strictly not comparable. If you have no need for this, this method can just return 0 whenever called.