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package elemental.util;
import elemental.util.ArrayOfString;
/**
* A comparison function which imposes total ordering on a set of numbers.
*
* @see ArrayOfString#sort(CanCompareString)
*/
public interface CanCompareString {
/**
* Compares its two arguments for order.
*
* @param a the first string to be compared
* @param b the second string to be compared
* @return a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as the first
* argument is less than, equal to, or greater than the second
*/
int compare(String a, String b);
}