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java.util
public interface

java.util.Comparator

Comparator is used to compare two objects to determine their ordering in respect to each other.

ApplicationInfo.DisplayNameComparator, Collator, CookieIdentityComparator, CookiePathComparator, PackageItemInfo.DisplayNameComparator, ResolveInfo.DisplayNameComparator, RuleBasedCollator

				int	compare(T object1, T object2)
					Compare the two objects to determine the relative ordering.
				boolean	equals(Object object)
					Compares the argument to the receiver, and answers true if they represent the same object using a class specific comparison.

Compare the two objects to determine the relative ordering.

object1	an Object to compare
object2	an Object to compare

an int < 0 if object1 is less than object2, 0 if they are equal, and > 0 if object1 is greater

ClassCastException	when objects are not the correct type

Compares the argument to the receiver, and answers true if they represent the same object using a class specific comparison.

object	Object the object to compare with this object.

boolean true if the object is the same as this object false if it is different from this object.

ApplicationInfo.DisplayNameComparator
Collator	Collator is an abstract class which is the root of classes which provide Locale specific String comparison to determine their ordering with respect to each other.
CookieIdentityComparator	This cookie comparator can be used to compare identity of cookies.
CookiePathComparator	This cookie comparator ensures that multiple cookies satisfying a common criteria are ordered in the `Cookie` header such that those with more specific Path attributes precede those with less specific.
PackageItemInfo.DisplayNameComparator
ResolveInfo.DisplayNameComparator
RuleBasedCollator	`RuleBasedCollator` is a concrete subclass of `Collator`.


e.g. "intent" or "activity"