LocalOrderComparer

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator<Item>, ItemOrderComparer
```
public final class LocalOrderComparer
extends java.lang.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

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 java.util.Comparator<Item>
    
    Specified by:
    
    compare in interface ItemOrderComparer
    
    Returns:
    
    <0 if a<b, 0 if a=b, >0 if a>b