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 *
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package org.apache.xmlbeans.test.jam;

import org.apache.xmlbeans.impl.jam.JElement;

import java.util.Comparator;

/**
 * <p>Comparator for sorting JElements by qualified name.</p>
 *
 * @author Patrick Calahan &lt;email: pcal-at-bea-dot-com&gt;
 */
public class JElementComparator implements Comparator {

  // ========================================================================
  // Singleton

  private static final Comparator INSTANCE = new JElementComparator();

  public static final Comparator getInstance() { return INSTANCE; }

  private JElementComparator() {}

  // ========================================================================
  // Comparator implementation

  public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
    return ((JElement)o1).getQualifiedName().compareTo(
            ((JElement)o2).getQualifiedName());
  }
}