LocalOrderComparer (saxon JavaDoc)

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<Item>, ItemOrderComparer
```
public final class LocalOrderComparer
extends Object
implements ItemOrderComparer
```
A Comparer used for comparing nodes in document order. This comparer assumes that the nodes being compared come from the same document

Author:

Michael H. Kay

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

LocalOrderComparer()

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 LocalOrderComparer`	`getInstance()`	Get an instance of a LocalOrderComparer.

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
  - LocalOrderComparer
```
public LocalOrderComparer()
```
- Method Detail
  - getInstance
```
public static LocalOrderComparer getInstance()
```
    Get an instance of a LocalOrderComparer. 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