GlobalOrderComparer (saxon JavaDoc)

java.lang.Object
- net.sf.saxon.expr.sort.GlobalOrderComparer

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<Item>, ItemOrderComparer
```
public final class GlobalOrderComparer
extends Object
implements ItemOrderComparer
```
A Comparer used for comparing nodes in document order. This comparer is used when there is no guarantee that the nodes being compared come from the same document

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

GlobalOrderComparer()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`compare(Item a, Item b)`	Compare two objects.
`static GlobalOrderComparer`	`getInstance()`	Get an instance of a GlobalOrderComparer.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator
equals, reversed, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

- Constructor Detail
  - GlobalOrderComparer
```
public GlobalOrderComparer()
```
- Method Detail
  - getInstance
```
public static GlobalOrderComparer getInstance()
```
    Get an instance of a GlobalOrderComparer. The class maintains no state so this returns the same instance every time.
  - compare
```
public int compare(Item a,
                   Item b)
```
    Description copied from interface: ItemOrderComparer
    
    Compare two objects.
    
    Specified by:
    
    compare in interface Comparator<Item>
    
    Specified by:
    
    compare in interface ItemOrderComparer
    
    Returns:
    
    <0 if a<b, 0 if a=b, >0 if a>b