Package org.codehaus.groovy.runtime

## Class NumberAwareComparator<T>

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

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    `Serializable`, `Comparator<T>`

      public class NumberAwareComparator<T>
      extends Object
      implements Comparator<T>, 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()` |
    `NumberAwareComparator​(boolean ignoreZeroSign)` |

  - ### 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()

    - #### NumberAwareComparator

          public NumberAwareComparator​(boolean ignoreZeroSign)

      Since:
        3.0.8

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### compare

          public int compare​(T o1,
                             T o2)

      Specified by:
        `compare` in interface `Comparator<T>`