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package org.apache.directory.mavibot.btree.comparator;


import java.util.Comparator;


/**
 * Compares Longs
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 */
public class LongComparator implements Comparator<Long>
{
    /** A static instance of a LongComparator */
    public static final LongComparator INSTANCE = new LongComparator();

    /**
     * A private constructor of the BooleanArrayComparator class
     */
    private LongComparator()
    {
    }
    /**
     * Compare two longs.
     *
     * @param long1 First long
     * @param long2 Second long
     * @return 1 if long1 > long2, 0 if long1 == long2, -1 if long1 < long2
     */
    public int compare( Long long1, Long long2 )
    {
        if ( long1 == long2 )
        {
            return 0;
        }

        if ( long1 == null )
        {
            if ( long2 == null )
            {
                return 0;
            }
            else
            {
                return -1;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            if ( long2 == null )
            {
                return 1;
            }
            else
            {
                if ( long1 < long2 )
                {
                    return -1;
                }
                else if ( long1 > long2 )
                {
                    return 1;
                }
                else
                {
                    return 0;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}