GremlinValueComparator (Apache TinkerPop 3.7.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.util.GremlinValueComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparator<Object>
```
public abstract class GremlinValueComparator
extends Object
implements Comparator<Object>
```
An implementation of the Comparability/Orderability semantics as defined in the Apache TinkerPop Provider documentation.

Author:

Mike Personick (http://github.com/mikepersonick)

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class Description

static class GremlinValueComparator.Type
The typespace.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static GremlinValueComparator`	`COMPARABILITY`	Comparability has very similar semantics to orderability with the following exceptions: 1.
`static GremlinValueComparator`	`ORDERABILITY`	Orderability comparator allows for a total order across all types (no type error exceptions).

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected Comparator`	`comparator(GremlinValueComparator.Type type)`
`abstract int`	`compare(Object f, Object s)`	Compare(a,b) is defined differently for Comparablity vs.
`abstract boolean`	`equals(Object f, Object s)`	Equals(a,b) is defined differently for Comparablity (equality) vs.

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

- Field Detail
  - ORDERABILITY
```
public static final GremlinValueComparator ORDERABILITY
```
    Orderability comparator allows for a total order across all types (no type error exceptions).
  - COMPARABILITY
```
public static final GremlinValueComparator COMPARABILITY
```
    Comparability has very similar semantics to orderability with the following exceptions: 1. NaN is not equal to anything, including itself, and cannot be compared to anything: equals(NaN, anything) = FALSE compare(NaN, anything) = ERROR 2. Unlike Orderability, Comparability is limited to a single type space: compare(type1, type2) = ERROR Note that because of type errors for Comparability, equals(a,b) does not necessarily produce the same result as compare(a,b) == 0. Make sure to use equals(a,b) for P.eq/neq.
- Method Detail
  - comparator
```
protected Comparator comparator(GremlinValueComparator.Type type)
```
  - compare
```
public abstract int compare(Object f,
                            Object s)
```
    Compare(a,b) is defined differently for Comparablity vs. Orderability.
    
    Specified by:
    
    compare in interface Comparator<Object>
  - equals
```
public abstract boolean equals(Object f,
                               Object s)
```
    Equals(a,b) is defined differently for Comparablity (equality) vs. Orderability (equivalence).