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    25 

    26 /**

    27  * Compare: an interface to enable users to define the result of

    28  *          a comparison of two objects.

    29  *

    30  * @author Sunita Mani

    31  */

    32 

    33 package sun.misc;

    34 

    35 public interface Compare {

    36 

    37     /**

    38      * doCompare

    39      *

    40      * @param  obj1 first object to compare.

    41      * @param  obj2 second object to compare.

    42      * @return -1 if obj1 < obj2, 0 if obj1 == obj2, 1 if obj1 > obj2.

    43      */

    44     public int doCompare(Object obj1, Object obj2);

    45 

    46 }