Package net.sf.saxon.expr.sort

## Class 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