CellComparator (ONOS Java API (2.2.7))

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractCellComparator, DefaultCellComparator
```
public interface CellComparator
```
Defines a comparator for cell values.

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  int compare(java.lang.Object o1, java.lang.Object o2)
  Compares its two arguments for order.

- Method Detail
  - compare
```
int compare(java.lang.Object o1,
            java.lang.Object o2)
```
    Compares its two arguments for order. Returns a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as the first argument is less than, equal to, or greater than the second.
    Note that nulls are permitted, and should be sorted to the beginning of an ascending sort; i.e. null is considered to be "smaller" than non-null values.
    
    Parameters:
    
    o1 - the first object to be compared
    
    o2 - the second object to be compared
    
    Returns:
    
    an integer representing relative ordering
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.ClassCastException - if the arguments' types prevent them from being compared by this comparator
    
    See Also:
    
    Comparator.compare(Object, Object)