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1 /*
2  * $Id: StringCompare.java,v 1.53 2005/03/15 08:15:16 blowagie Exp $
3  * $Name: $
4  *
5  * Copyright 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Bruno Lowagie.
6  * Copyright (c) 2000 Volker Richert
7  *
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9  * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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15  *
16  * The Original Code is 'iText, a free JAVA-PDF library'.
17  *
18  * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Bruno Lowagie. Portions created by
19  * the Initial Developer are Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Bruno Lowagie.
20  * All Rights Reserved.
21  * Co-Developer of the code is Paulo Soares. Portions created by the Co-Developer
22  * are Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002 by Paulo Soares. All Rights Reserved.
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51
52 package com.lowagie.text;
53
54 import java.util.Comparator;
55
56 /**
57  * This class was used in the 1.1-version of iText (by Volker Richert).
58  * Paulo Soares suggested I should add it to the original library, so
59  * that in the future it would be easier to port it to the JDK1.1.x.
60  */
61
62 public class StringCompare implements Comparator {
63     
64 /**
65  * Compares 2 objects.
66  *
67  * @param o1 a first object
68  * @param o2 a second object
69  * @return a value
70  * @throws ClassCastException if the objects aren't Strings
71  */
72     
73     public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
74         return ((String)o1).compareTo((String)o2);
75     }
76     
77 }
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