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package net.sf.saxon.expr.sort;

import net.sf.saxon.value.StringToDouble11;

/**
 * A Comparer used for comparing sort keys when data-type="number". The items to be
 * compared are converted to numbers, and the numbers are then compared directly. NaN values
 * compare equal to each other, and equal to an empty sequence, but less than anything else.
 * 
 * This class is used in XSLT only, so there is no need to handle XQuery's "empty least" vs
 * "empty greatest" options.
 *
 * @author Michael H. Kay
 *
 */

public class NumericComparer11 extends NumericComparer {

    private static NumericComparer11 THE_INSTANCE = new NumericComparer11();

    /*@NotNull*/ public static NumericComparer getInstance() {
        return THE_INSTANCE;
    }

    protected NumericComparer11() {
        converter = StringToDouble11.getInstance();
    }


}