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Compare: an interface to enable users to define the result of
         a comparison of two objects.

Author:Sunita Mani
/**
 * Compare: an interface to enable users to define the result of
 *          a comparison of two objects.
 *
 * @author Sunita Mani
 */

package sun.misc;

public interface Compare {

    
doCompare

Params:
  • obj1 – first object to compare.
  • obj2 – second object to compare.
Returns:-1 if obj1 < obj2, 0 if obj1 == obj2, 1 if obj1 > obj2.
/**
     * doCompare
     *
     * @param  obj1 first object to compare.
     * @param  obj2 second object to compare.
     * @return -1 if obj1 < obj2, 0 if obj1 == obj2, 1 if obj1 > obj2.
     */
    public int doCompare(Object obj1, Object obj2);

}