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/**
 * Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Philip Helger (www.helger.com)
 * philip[at]helger[dot]com
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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 */
package com.helger.commons.compare;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;

/**
 * Abstract comparator that handles values that can be represented as float
 * values.
 *
 * @author Philip Helger
 * @param 
 *        The data type to be compared. Must somehow have a value that can be
 *        compared as a float value.
 */
public abstract class AbstractFloatComparator  extends AbstractComparator 
{
  public AbstractFloatComparator ()
  {}

  /**
   * Protected method to convert the passed object into a float value.
   *
   * @param aObject
   *        The source object
   * @return The result float value.
   */
  protected abstract float getAsFloat (@Nonnull DATATYPE aObject);

  @Override
  protected final int mainCompare (@Nonnull final DATATYPE aElement1, @Nonnull final DATATYPE aElement2)
  {
    final float f1 = getAsFloat (aElement1);
    final float f2 = getAsFloat (aElement2);
    return CompareHelper.compare (f1, f2);
  }
}