001/**
002 * Copyright (C) 2007 - 2016, Jens Lehmann
003 *
004 * This file is part of DL-Learner.
005 *
006 * DL-Learner is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
007 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
008 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
009 * (at your option) any later version.
010 *
011 * DL-Learner is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
012 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
013 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
014 * GNU General Public License for more details.
015 *
016 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
017 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
018 */
019package org.dllearner.utilities;
020
021import java.util.Comparator;
022
023/**
024 * java.lang.Number does not implement Comparable
025 * Compare any type of Number except AtomicInteger and AtomicLong
026 * @author Lorenz Buehmann
027 *
028 * @param <T>
029 */
030public class NumberComparator<T extends Number & Comparable<T>> implements Comparator<T> {
031
032        @Override
033        public int compare(T a, T b) throws ClassCastException {
034                return a.compareTo(b);
035        }
036}