net.sf.saxon.sort

Class GlobalOrderComparer

public final class GlobalOrderComparer extends Object implements NodeOrderComparer, 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

Method Summary
int	compare(NodeInfo a, NodeInfo b)
static GlobalOrderComparer	getInstance() Get an instance of a GlobalOrderComparer.

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(NodeInfo a, NodeInfo b)

getInstance

public static GlobalOrderComparer getInstance()

Get an instance of a GlobalOrderComparer. The class maintains no state so this returns the same instance every time.