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## net.sf.saxon.sort
Class TextComparer

    java.lang.Object
      net.sf.saxon.sort.TextComparer

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.util.Comparator, java.io.Serializable

public class TextComparer
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Comparator, java.io.Serializable

A Comparer used for comparing sort keys when data-type="text". The items to be compared are converted to strings, and the strings are then compared using an underlying collator

See Also:
  Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
`TextComparer(java.util.Comparator collator)`

Method Summary
`int` | `compare(java.lang.Object a, java.lang.Object b)` Compare two Items by converting them to strings and comparing the string values.

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`

Constructor Detail

### TextComparer

    public TextComparer(java.util.Comparator collator)

Method Detail

### compare

    public int compare(java.lang.Object a,
                       java.lang.Object b)
                throws java.lang.ClassCastException

  Compare two Items by converting them to strings and comparing the string values.

  Specified by:
    `compare` in interface `java.util.Comparator`
  Parameters:
    `a` - the first Item to be compared.
    `b` - the second Item to be compared.
  Returns:
    <0 if a0 if a>b
  Throws:
    `java.lang.ClassCastException` - if the objects are not Items, or are items that cannot be convered to strings (e.g. QNames)

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