net.sf.saxon.expr.sort

Interface ItemOrderComparer

All Known Implementing Classes:

GlobalOrderComparer, LocalOrderComparer

public interface ItemOrderComparer

A Comparer used for comparing nodes in document order, or items in merge order

Author:

Michael H. Kay

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compare(Item a, Item b) Compare two objects.

Method Detail

compare

int compare(Item a,
            Item b)

Compare two objects.

Returns:

<0 if a0 if a>b