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This is a generic type interface, and can be used to define a class that can be compared using custom criteria. For example, we can organize a list according to a very specific method of ordering (right-to-left, filling in with "ghost" titles, as in the [[Classy]] problem), or according to custom criteria like when a Cartesian (x,y) point would be visited by a space-filling curve, as with the [[Hilbert Sort]] problem. | This is a generic type interface, and can be used to define a class that can be compared using custom criteria. For example, we can organize a list according to a very specific method of ordering (right-to-left, filling in with "ghost" titles, as in the [[Classy]] problem), or according to custom criteria like when a Cartesian (x,y) point would be visited by a space-filling curve, as with the [[Hilbert Sort]] problem. | ||
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Revision as of 05:30, 11 June 2017
Comparable is the interface that is implemented in order for objects to be comparable using operators like < > == etc.
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Comparable.html
This is a generic type interface, and can be used to define a class that can be compared using custom criteria. For example, we can organize a list according to a very specific method of ordering (right-to-left, filling in with "ghost" titles, as in the Classy problem), or according to custom criteria like when a Cartesian (x,y) point would be visited by a space-filling curve, as with the Hilbert Sort problem.
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