Sorting (com.gengoai:mango 1.1-SNAPSHOT API)

java.lang.Object
- com.gengoai.collection.Sorting

```
public final class Sorting
extends Object
```
Methods for comparing and sorting.

Author:

David B. Bracewell

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static int`	`compare(Object o1, Object o2)`	Generic method for comparing to objects that is null safe.
`static <T> SerializableComparator<T>`	`hashCodeComparator()`	Compares two objects based on their hashcode.
`static <E> SerializableComparator<E>`	`natural()`	Natural serializable comparator.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - natural
```
public static <E> SerializableComparator<E> natural()
```
    Natural serializable comparator.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    E - the type parameter
    
    Returns:
    
    the serializable comparator
  - compare
```
public static int compare(Object o1,
                          Object o2)
```
    Generic method for comparing to objects that is null safe. Assumes that the objects are Comparable.
    
    Parameters:
    
    o1 - the first object
    
    o2 - the second object
    
    Returns:
    
    the comparison result
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the objects are non-null and not comparable
  - hashCodeComparator
```
public static <T> SerializableComparator<T> hashCodeComparator()
```
    Compares two objects based on their hashcode.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - the type of object being compared
    
    Returns:
    
    A simplistic comparator that compares hash code values