GlobalOrderComparer

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java.lang.Object
- net.sf.saxon.sort.GlobalOrderComparer

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, NodeOrderComparer
```
public final class GlobalOrderComparer
extends java.lang.Object
implements NodeOrderComparer, java.io.Serializable
```
A Comparer used for comparing nodes in document order. This comparer is used when there is no guarantee that the nodes being compared come from the same document

Author:

Michael H. Kay

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Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

GlobalOrderComparer()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`compare(NodeInfo a, NodeInfo b)`	Compare two objects.
`static GlobalOrderComparer`	`getInstance()`	Get an instance of a GlobalOrderComparer.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - GlobalOrderComparer
```
public GlobalOrderComparer()
```
- Method Detail
  - getInstance
```
public static GlobalOrderComparer getInstance()
```
    Get an instance of a GlobalOrderComparer. The class maintains no state so this returns the same instance every time.
  - compare
```
public int compare(NodeInfo a,
                   NodeInfo b)
```
    Description copied from interface: NodeOrderComparer
    
    Compare two objects.
    
    Specified by:
    
    compare in interface NodeOrderComparer
    
    Returns:
    
    <0 if a0 if a>b

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