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package org.springframework.util.comparator;

import java.util.Comparator;

/**
 * Comparator that adapts Comparables to the Comparator interface.
 * Mainly for internal use in other Comparators, when supposed
 * to work on Comparables.
 *
 * @author Keith Donald
 * @since 1.2.2
 * @param <T> the type of comparable objects that may be compared by this comparator
 * @see Comparable
 */
public class ComparableComparator<T extends Comparable<T>> implements Comparator<T> {

	/**
	 * A shared instance of this default comparator.
	 * @see Comparators#comparable()
	 */
	@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
	public static final ComparableComparator INSTANCE = new ComparableComparator();


	@Override
	public int compare(T o1, T o2) {
		return o1.compareTo(o2);
	}

}
