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package net.anwiba.commons.lang.comparable;

import java.util.Comparator;

public final class ToStringComparator implements Comparator {

  @Override
  public int compare(final T value, final T other) {
    if (value == other) {
      return 0;
    }
    if (value == null) {
      return -1;
    }
    if (other == null) {
      return 1;
    }
    final String valueString = value.toString();
    final String otherString = other.toString();
    return valueString.compareTo(otherString);
  }
}