Comparable

java.lang.Comparable<T>

Known Indirect Subclasses

Authenticator.RequestorType, AvoidXfermode.Mode, BigDecimal, BigInteger, Bitmap.CompressFormat, Bitmap.Config, BlurMaskFilter.Blur, Boolean, Byte, ByteBuffer, Calendar, Canvas.EdgeType, Canvas.VertexMode, CharBuffer, Character, Charset, CheckBoxPreference, CollationKey, Configuration, CursorJoiner.Result, Date, Delayed, DialogPreference, Double, DoubleBuffer, EditTextPreference, ElementType, Enum<E extends Enum<E>>, File, Float, FloatBuffer, Formatter.BigDecimalLayoutForm, GradientDrawable.Orientation, GregorianCalendar, ImageView.ScaleType, IntBuffer, Integer, Interpolator.Result, KeyRep.Type, Layout.Alignment, ListPreference, LocalSocketAddress.Namespace, Long, LongBuffer, MapView.ReticleDrawMode, MappedByteBuffer, Matrix.ScaleToFit, NetworkInfo.DetailedState, NetworkInfo.State, ObjectStreamField, Paint.Align, Paint.Cap, Paint.Join, Paint.Style, Path.Direction, Path.FillType, PathDashPathEffect.Style, PorterDuff.Mode, Preference, PreferenceCategory, PreferenceGroup, PreferenceScreen, Proxy.Type, Region.Op, RetentionPolicy, RingtonePreference, RoundingMode, RouteInfo.LayerType, RouteInfo.TunnelType, SSLEngineResult.HandshakeStatus, SSLEngineResult.Status, ScheduledFuture<V>, Shader.TileMode, Short, ShortBuffer, SmsMessage.MessageClass, String, SupplicantState, TextKeyListener.Capitalize, TextUtils.TruncateAt, TextView.BufferType, Thread.State, Time, TimeUnit, Timestamp, URI, UUID, Uri, ViewDebug.HierarchyTraceType, ViewDebug.RecyclerTraceType, WebSettings.LayoutAlgorithm, WebSettings.RenderPriority, WebSettings.TextSize, Xml.Encoding

Authenticator.RequestorType	an enum class of requestor type
AvoidXfermode.Mode
BigDecimal	Class which represents immutable arbritary precision decimal numbers.
BigInteger	Class which represents immutable arbitrary precision integer numbers.
Bitmap.CompressFormat	Specifies the known formats a bitmap can be compressed into
Bitmap.Config
BlurMaskFilter.Blur
Boolean	Boolean is the wrapper for the primitive type `boolean`.
Byte	Byte is the wrapper for the primitive type `byte`.
ByteBuffer	A buffer of `byte`s.
Calendar	Calendar is an abstract class which provides the conversion between Dates and integer calendar fields, such as the month, year or minute.
Canvas.EdgeType
Canvas.VertexMode
CharBuffer	A buffer of `char`s.
Character	Character is the wrapper for the primitive type `char`.
Charset	A charset defines a mapping between a Unicode character sequence and a byte sequence.
CheckBoxPreference	The CheckBoxPreference is a preference that provides checkbox widget functionality.
CollationKey	CollationKey represents the collation order of a particular String for a specific Collator.
Configuration	This class describes all device configuration information that can impact the resources the application retrieves.
CursorJoiner.Result	The result of a call to next().
Date	A Date class which can consume and produce dates in SQL Date format.
Delayed	A mix-in style interface for marking objects that should be acted upon after a given delay.
DialogPreference	The DialogPreference class is a base class for preferences that are dialog-based.
Double	Double is the wrapper for the primitive type `double`.
DoubleBuffer	A buffer of `double`s.
EditTextPreference	The EditTextPreference class is a preference that allows for string input.
ElementType	Defines an enumeration for Java program elements.
Enum<E extends Enum<E>>	The superclass of all enumerated types.
File	File is a class which represents a file name or directory.
Float	Float is the wrapper for the primitive type `float`.
FloatBuffer	A buffer of `float`s.
Formatter.BigDecimalLayoutForm	The enumeration giving the available styles for formatting very large decimal numbers.
GradientDrawable.Orientation	Controls how the gradient is oriented relative to the drawable's bounds
GregorianCalendar	GregorianCalendar provides the conversion between Dates and integer calendar fields, such as the month, year or minute, for the Gregorian calendar.
ImageView.ScaleType	Options for scaling the bounds of an image to the bounds of this view.
IntBuffer	A buffer of `int`s.
Integer	Integer is the wrapper for the primitive type `int`.
Interpolator.Result
KeyRep.Type	Supported key types
Layout.Alignment
ListPreference	The ListPreference is a preference that displays a list of entries as a dialog.
LocalSocketAddress.Namespace	The namespace that this address exists in.
Long	Long is the wrapper for the primitive type `long`.
LongBuffer	A buffer of `long`s.
MapView.ReticleDrawMode	Allow the user to specify the mode in which the reticle is drawn.
MappedByteBuffer	`MappedByteBuffer` is a special kind of direct byte buffer, which maps a region of file to memory.
Matrix.ScaleToFit	Controlls how the src rect should align into the dst rect for setRectToRect().
NetworkInfo.DetailedState	The fine-grained state of a network connection.
NetworkInfo.State	Coarse-grained network state.
ObjectStreamField	This class represents object fields that are saved to the stream, by serialization.
Paint.Align	Align specifies how drawText aligns its text relative to the [x,y] coordinates.
Paint.Cap	The Cap specifies the treatment for the beginning and ending of stroked lines and paths.
Paint.Join	The Join specifies the treatment where lines and curve segments join on a stroked path.
Paint.Style	The Style specifies if the primitive being drawn is filled, stroked, or both (in the same color).
Path.Direction	Specifies how closed shapes (e.g.
Path.FillType	Enum for the ways a path may be filled
PathDashPathEffect.Style
PorterDuff.Mode
Preference	The Preference class represents the basic preference UI building block that is displayed by a PreferenceActivity in the form of a ListView.
PreferenceCategory	The PreferenceCategory class is used to group Preferences and provide a disabled title above the group.
PreferenceGroup	The PreferenceGroup class is a container for multiple Preferences.
PreferenceScreen	The PreferenceScreen class represents a top-level Preference that is the root of a Preference hierarchy.
Proxy.Type	The proxy type, includes `DIRECT`, `HTTP` and `SOCKS`.
Region.Op
RetentionPolicy	Defines an enumeration for annotation retention policies.
RingtonePreference	The RingtonePreference allows the user to choose one from all of the available ringtones.
RoundingMode	An enum to specify the rounding behaviour for operations whose results cannot be represented exactly.
RouteInfo.LayerType	The layering type of a route.
RouteInfo.TunnelType	The tunnelling type of a route.
SSLEngineResult.HandshakeStatus
SSLEngineResult.Status
ScheduledFuture<V>	A delayed result-bearing action that can be cancelled.
Shader.TileMode
Short	Short is the wrapper for the primitive type `short`.
ShortBuffer	A buffer of `short`s.
SmsMessage.MessageClass	SMS Class enumeration.
String	An immutable sequence of characters/code units (`char`s).
SupplicantState	From `defs.h` in `wpa_supplicant`.
TextKeyListener.Capitalize
TextUtils.TruncateAt
TextView.BufferType
Thread.State	A representation of a thread's state.
Time	Java representation of an SQL TIME value.
TimeUnit	A `TimeUnit` represents time durations at a given unit of granularity and provides utility methods to convert across units, and to perform timing and delay operations in these units.
Timestamp	A Java representation of the SQL TIMESTAMP type.
URI	This class represents an instance of a URI as defined by RFC 2396.
UUID	UUID is an immutable representation of a 128-bit universally unique identifier (UUID).
Uri	Immutable URI reference.
ViewDebug.HierarchyTraceType	Defines the type of hierarhcy trace to output to the hierarchy traces file.
ViewDebug.RecyclerTraceType	Defines the type of recycler trace to output to the recycler traces file.
WebSettings.LayoutAlgorithm	Enum for controlling the layout of html.
WebSettings.RenderPriority
WebSettings.TextSize	Enum for specifying the text size.
Xml.Encoding	Supported character encodings.

Class Overview

This interface should be implemented by all classes which wish to define a natural ordering of their instances. The ordering rule must be transitive and invertable (i.e. the sign of the result of x.compareTo(y) must equal the negation of the sign of the result of y.compareTo(x) for all x and y).

In addition, it is desireable (but not required) that when the result of x.compareTo(y) is zero (and only then) the result of x.equals(y) should be true.

Summary

Public Methods
abstract int	compareTo(T another) Returns an integer indicating the relative positions of the receiver and the argument in the natural order of elements of the receiver's class.

Public Methods

public abstract int compareTo (T another)

Returns an integer indicating the relative positions of the receiver and the argument in the natural order of elements of the receiver's class.

Parameters

another	Object an object to compare the receiver to

Returns

int which should be <0 if the receiver should sort before the argument, 0 if the receiver should sort in the same position as the argument, and >0 if the receiver should sort after the argument.

Throws

ClassCastException	if the argument can not be converted into something comparable with the receiver.

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