NumberAwareComparator (Groovy 2.5.6)

java.lang.Object
- org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.NumberAwareComparator<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.util.Comparator<T>
```
public class NumberAwareComparator<T>
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Comparator<T>, java.io.Serializable
```
Compares two objects using Groovy's friendly comparison algorithm, i.e. handles nulls gracefully (nul being less than everything else) and performs numeric type coercion if required.

See Also:

Serialized Form

- Constructor Summary
  
  Constructors
  Constructor Description
  
  NumberAwareComparator()
- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  int compare(T o1, T o2)
  - 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

- Constructor Detail
  - NumberAwareComparator
```
public NumberAwareComparator()
```
- Method Detail
  - compare
```
public int compare(T o1,
                   T o2)
```
    Specified by:
    
    compare in interface java.util.Comparator<T>