scala.math

# Ordered

#### trait Ordered[A] extends Comparable[A]

A trait for data that have a single, natural ordering. See Ordering before using this trait for more information about whether to use Ordering instead.

Classes that implement this trait can be sorted with scala.utils.Sorting and can be compared with standard comparison operators (e.g. > and <).

Ordered should be used for data with a single, natural ordering (like integers) while Ordering allows for multiple ordering implementations. An Ordering instance will be implicitly created if necessary.

Ordering is an alternative to this trait that allows multiple orderings to be defined for the same type.

PartiallyOrdered is an alternative to this trait for partially ordered data.

For example, to create a simple class that implements Ordered and then sort it with scala.utils.Sorting:

     class OrderedClass(n:Int) extends Ordered[OrderedClass] {
     	def compare(that: OrderedClass) =  this.n - that.n
     }

     val x = List(new MyClass(1), new MyClass(5), new MyClass(3))
     val result = scala.utils.Sorting.quickSort(x)

It is important that the `equals` method for an instance of `Ordered[A]` be consistent with the compare method. However, due to limitations inherent in the type erasure semantics, there is no reasonable way to provide a default implementation of equality for instances of `Ordered[A]`. Therefore, if you need to be able to use equality on an instance of `Ordered[A]` you must provide it yourself either when inheriting or instantiating.

It is important that the `hashCode` method for an instance of `Ordered[A]` be consistent with the `compare` method. However, it is not possible to provide a sensible default implementation. Therefore, if you need to be able compute the hash of an instance of `Ordered[A]` you must provide it yourself either when inheriting or instantiating.

Source
  Ordered.scala
Version

  1.1, 2006-07-24

See also

  Ordering, PartiallyOrdered

Linear Supertypes
Comparable[A], AnyRef, Any
Known Subclasses
Deadline, Duration, FiniteDuration, FractionalProxy, Infinite, IntegralProxy, OrderedProxy, RichBoolean, RichByte, RichChar, RichDouble, RichFloat, RichInt, RichLong, RichShort, ScalaNumberProxy, ScalaWholeNumberProxy, StringBuilder, StringLike, StringOps, Val, Value, Value, WrappedString
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1. Ordered
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### Abstract Value Members

1. #### abstract def compare(that: A): Int

   Result of comparing `this` with operand `that`.

   Result of comparing `this` with operand `that`.

   Implement this method to determine how instances of A will be sorted.

   Returns `x` where:

   - `x < 0` when `this < that`
   - `x == 0` when `this == that`
   - `x > 0` when `this > that`

### Concrete Value Members

1. #### final def !=(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

   Definition Classes
     AnyRef

2. #### final def !=(arg0: Any): Boolean

   Test two objects for inequality.

   Test two objects for inequality.

   returns

     `true` if !(this == that), false otherwise.

   Definition Classes
     Any

3. #### final def ##(): Int

   Equivalent to `x.hashCode` except for boxed numeric types.

   Equivalent to `x.hashCode` except for boxed numeric types. For numerics, it returns a hash value which is consistent with value equality: if two value type instances compare as true, then ## will produce the same hash value for each of them.

   returns

     a hash value consistent with ==

   Definition Classes
     AnyRef → Any

4. #### def <(that: A): Boolean

   Returns true if `this` is less than `that`

5. #### def <=(that: A): Boolean

   Returns true if `this` is less than or equal to `that`.

6. #### final def ==(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

   Definition Classes
     AnyRef

7. #### final def ==(arg0: Any): Boolean

   Test two objects for equality.

   Test two objects for equality.

   returns

     `true` if the receiver object is equivalent to the argument; `false` otherwise.

   Definition Classes
     Any

8. #### def >(that: A): Boolean

   Returns true if `this` is greater than `that`.

9. #### def >=(that: A): Boolean

   Returns true if `this` is greater than or equal to `that`.

10. #### final def asInstanceOf[T0]: T0

    Cast the receiver object to be of type `T0`.

    Cast the receiver object to be of type `T0`.

    Note that the success of a cast at runtime is modulo Scala's erasure semantics. Therefore the expression `1.asInstanceOf[String]` will throw a `ClassCastException` at runtime, while the expression `List(1).asInstanceOf[List[String]]` will not. In the latter example, because the type argument is erased as part of compilation it is not possible to check whether the contents of the list are of the requested type.

    returns

      the receiver object.

    Definition Classes
      Any
    Exceptions thrown
      ClassCastException

      if the receiver object is not an instance of the erasure of type `T0`.

11. #### def clone(): AnyRef

    Create a copy of the receiver object.

    Create a copy of the receiver object.

    The default implementation of the `clone` method is platform dependent.

    returns

      a copy of the receiver object.

    Attributes
      protected[lang]
    Definition Classes
      AnyRef
    Annotations
      @throws()
    Note

      not specified by SLS as a member of AnyRef

12. #### def compareTo(that: A): Int

    Result of comparing `this` with operand `that`.

    Result of comparing `this` with operand `that`.

    Definition Classes
      Ordered → Comparable

13. #### final def eq(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

    Tests whether the argument (`arg0`) is a reference to the receiver object (`this`).

    Tests whether the argument (`arg0`) is a reference to the receiver object (`this`).

    The `eq` method implements an equivalence relation on non-null instances of `AnyRef`, and has three additional properties:

    - It is consistent: for any non-null instances `x` and `y` of type `AnyRef`, multiple invocations of `x.eq(y)` consistently returns `true` or consistently returns `false`.
    - For any non-null instance `x` of type `AnyRef`, `x.eq(null)` and `null.eq(x)` returns `false`.
    - `null.eq(null)` returns `true`.

    When overriding the `equals` or `hashCode` methods, it is important to ensure that their behavior is consistent with reference equality. Therefore, if two objects are references to each other (`o1 eq o2`), they should be equal to each other (`o1 == o2`) and they should hash to the same value (`o1.hashCode == o2.hashCode`).

    returns

      `true` if the argument is a reference to the receiver object; `false` otherwise.

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef

14. #### def equals(arg0: Any): Boolean

    The equality method for reference types.

    The equality method for reference types. See equals in Any.

    returns

      `true` if the receiver object is equivalent to the argument; `false` otherwise.

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef → Any

15. #### def finalize(): Unit

    Called by the garbage collector on the receiver object when there are no more references to the object.

    Called by the garbage collector on the receiver object when there are no more references to the object.

    The details of when and if the `finalize` method is invoked, as well as the interaction between `finalize` and non-local returns and exceptions, are all platform dependent.

    Attributes
      protected[lang]
    Definition Classes
      AnyRef
    Annotations
      @throws()
    Note

      not specified by SLS as a member of AnyRef

16. #### final def getClass(): java.lang.Class[_]

    A representation that corresponds to the dynamic class of the receiver object.

    A representation that corresponds to the dynamic class of the receiver object.

    The nature of the representation is platform dependent.

    returns

      a representation that corresponds to the dynamic class of the receiver object.

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef → Any
    Note

      not specified by SLS as a member of AnyRef

17. #### def hashCode(): Int

    The hashCode method for reference types.

    The hashCode method for reference types. See hashCode in Any.

    returns

      the hash code value for this object.

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef → Any

18. #### final def isInstanceOf[T0]: Boolean

    Test whether the dynamic type of the receiver object is `T0`.

    Test whether the dynamic type of the receiver object is `T0`.

    Note that the result of the test is modulo Scala's erasure semantics. Therefore the expression `1.isInstanceOf[String]` will return `false`, while the expression `List(1).isInstanceOf[List[String]]` will return `true`. In the latter example, because the type argument is erased as part of compilation it is not possible to check whether the contents of the list are of the specified type.

    returns

      `true` if the receiver object is an instance of erasure of type `T0`; `false` otherwise.

    Definition Classes
      Any

19. #### final def ne(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

    Equivalent to `!(this eq that)`.

    Equivalent to `!(this eq that)`.

    returns

      `true` if the argument is not a reference to the receiver object; `false` otherwise.

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef

20. #### final def notify(): Unit

    Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on the receiver object's monitor.

    Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on the receiver object's monitor.

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef
    Note

      not specified by SLS as a member of AnyRef

21. #### final def notifyAll(): Unit

    Wakes up all threads that are waiting on the receiver object's monitor.

    Wakes up all threads that are waiting on the receiver object's monitor.

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef
    Note

      not specified by SLS as a member of AnyRef

22. #### final def synchronized[T0](arg0: ⇒ T0): T0

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef

23. #### def toString(): String

    Creates a String representation of this object.

    Creates a String representation of this object. The default representation is platform dependent. On the java platform it is the concatenation of the class name, "@", and the object's hashcode in hexadecimal.

    returns

      a String representation of the object.

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef → Any

24. #### final def wait(): Unit

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef
    Annotations
      @throws()

25. #### final def wait(arg0: Long, arg1: Int): Unit

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef
    Annotations
      @throws()

26. #### final def wait(arg0: Long): Unit

    Definition Classes
      AnyRef
    Annotations
      @throws()

### Inherited from Comparable[A]

### Inherited from AnyRef

### Inherited from Any