PartiallyComparable (CDC - Graphs - API 0.63.2 API)

Type Parameters:

T - The object type.
```
public interface PartiallyComparable<T>
```
Interface implemented by objects that are partially comparable.

Author:

Damien Carbonne

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static <E extends Comparable<? super E>> PartialOrderPosition`	`partialCompare(E left, E right)`	Convert a total order comparison to a partial order comparison.
`PartialOrderPosition`	`partialCompareTo(T o)`	Return the partial comparison of this object with another one.

- Method Detail
  - partialCompareTo
```
PartialOrderPosition partialCompareTo(T o)
```
    Return the partial comparison of this object with another one.
    
    Parameters:
    
    o - The other object.
    
    Returns:
    
    LESS_THAN, EQUAL, GREATER_THAN or UNRELATED if this object is less than, equal to, greater than, or unrelated to o.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - When o is null.
  - partialCompare
```
static <E extends Comparable<? super E>> PartialOrderPosition partialCompare(E left,
                                                                             E right)
```
    Convert a total order comparison to a partial order comparison.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    E - The Comparable type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    left - The left value.
    
    right - The right value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The conversion of left.compareTo(right) into PartialOrderPosition.