Package net.sf.saxon.expr.sort

## Interface ItemOrderComparer

- All Superinterfaces:
    `java.util.Comparator<Item>`
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    `GlobalOrderComparer`, `LocalOrderComparer`

      public interface ItemOrderComparer
      extends java.util.Comparator<Item>

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

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `int` | `compare​(Item a, Item b)` | Compare two objects.

    - ### Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

      `equals, reversed, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### compare

          int compare​(Item a,
                      Item b)

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