NumericComparer11

java.lang.Object
- net.sf.saxon.expr.sort.NumericComparer
- - net.sf.saxon.expr.sort.NumericComparer11

All Implemented Interfaces:

AtomicComparer
```
public class NumericComparer11
extends NumericComparer
```
A Comparer used for comparing sort keys when data-type="number". The items to be compared are converted to numbers, and the numbers are then compared directly. NaN values compare equal to each other, and equal to an empty sequence, but less than anything else.
This class is used in XSLT only, so there is no need to handle XQuery's "empty least" vs "empty greatest" options.

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.sort.NumericComparer
  converter

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor Description

protected NumericComparer11()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static NumericComparer`	`getInstance()`
`java.lang.String`	`save()`	Create a string representation of this AtomicComparer that can be saved in a compiled package and used to reconstitute the AtomicComparer when the package is reloaded

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.sort.NumericComparer
compareAtomicValues, comparesEqual, getCollator, provideContext

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

- Constructor Detail
  - NumericComparer11
```
protected NumericComparer11()
```
- Method Detail
  - getInstance
```
public static NumericComparer getInstance()
```
  - save
```
public java.lang.String save()
```
    Create a string representation of this AtomicComparer that can be saved in a compiled package and used to reconstitute the AtomicComparer when the package is reloaded
    
    Specified by:
    
    save in interface AtomicComparer
    
    Overrides:
    
    save in class NumericComparer
    
    Returns:
    
    a string representation of the AtomicComparer