org.rdfhdt.hdt.util

Class LongCompare

java.lang.Object

org.rdfhdt.hdt.util.LongCompare

public class LongCompare
extends Object

Compare Longs, now available as Long.compare in Java 7, but not on <=Java6

Author:

mario.arias

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
LongCompare()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static int	compare(long x, long y) Compares two long values numerically.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

LongCompare

public LongCompare()

Method Detail

compare

public static int compare(long x,
                          long y)

Compares two long values numerically. The value returned is identical to what would be returned by:

    Long.valueOf(x).compareTo(Long.valueOf(y))
 

Parameters:

x - the first long to compare

y - the second long to compare

Returns:

the value 0 if x == y; a value less than 0 if x < y; and a value greater than 0 if x > y

Since:

1.7