Comparable

java.lang.Comparable<T>

Known Indirect Subclasses

Allocation.MipmapControl, AsyncTask.Status, Authenticator.RequestorType, AvoidXfermode.Mode, BigDecimal, BigInteger, Bitmap.CompressFormat, Bitmap.Config, BlurMaskFilter.Blur, Boolean, Byte, ByteBuffer, Calendar, and 99 others.

Allocation.MipmapControl	Controls mipmap behavior when using the bitmap creation and update functions.
AsyncTask.Status	Indicates the current status of the task.
Authenticator.RequestorType	Enumeration class for the origin of the authentication request.
AvoidXfermode.Mode
BigDecimal	An immutable arbitrary-precision signed decimal.
BigInteger	An immutable arbitrary-precision signed integer.
Bitmap.CompressFormat	Specifies the known formats a bitmap can be compressed into
Bitmap.Config	Possible bitmap configurations.
BlurMaskFilter.Blur
Boolean	The wrapper for the primitive type `boolean`.
Byte	The wrapper for the primitive type `byte`.
ByteBuffer	A buffer for bytes.
Calendar	`Calendar` is an abstract base class for converting between a `Date` object and a set of integer fields such as `YEAR`, `MONTH`, `DAY`, `HOUR`, and so on.
Canvas.EdgeType
Canvas.VertexMode
CharBuffer	A buffer of chars.
Character	The wrapper for the primitive type `char`.
Charset	A charset is a named mapping between Unicode characters and byte sequences.
CheckBoxPreference	A `Preference` that provides checkbox widget functionality.
ClientInfoStatus	An enumeration to describe the reason why a property cannot be set by calling Connection.setClientInfo.
CollationKey	Represents a string under the rules of a specific `Collator` object.
ComponentName	Identifier for a specific application component (`Activity`, `Service`, `BroadcastReceiver`, or `ContentProvider`) that is available.
Configuration	This class describes all device configuration information that can impact the resources the application retrieves.
ConsoleMessage.MessageLevel
CursorJoiner.Result	The result of a call to next().
Date	A class which can consume and produce dates in SQL `Date` format.
Delayed	A mix-in style interface for marking objects that should be acted upon after a given delay.
DialogPreference	A base class for `Preference` objects that are dialog-based.
Double	The wrapper for the primitive type `double`.
DoubleBuffer	A buffer of doubles.
EditTextPreference	A `Preference` that allows for string input.
Element.DataKind	The special interpretation of the data if required.
Element.DataType	DataType represents the basic type information for a basic element.
ElementType	Defines an enumeration for Java program elements.
Enum<E extends Enum<E>>	The superclass of all enumerated types.
File	An "abstract" representation of a file system entity identified by a pathname.
Float	The wrapper for the primitive type `float`.
FloatBuffer	A buffer of floats.
Formatter.BigDecimalLayoutForm	The enumeration giving the available styles for formatting very large decimal numbers.
GradientDrawable.Orientation	Controls how the gradient is oriented relative to the drawable's bounds
GregorianCalendar	`GregorianCalendar` is a concrete subclass of `Calendar` and provides the standard calendar used by most of the world.
ImageView.ScaleType	Options for scaling the bounds of an image to the bounds of this view.
IntBuffer	A buffer of ints.
Integer	The wrapper for the primitive type `int`.
Interpolator.Result
JsonToken	A structure, name or value type in a JSON-encoded string.
KeyRep.Type	`Type` enumerates the supported key types.
Layout.Alignment
ListPreference	A `Preference` that displays a list of entries as a dialog.
LocalSocketAddress.Namespace	The namespace that this address exists in.
Long	The wrapper for the primitive type `long`.
LongBuffer	A buffer of longs.
MappedByteBuffer	`MappedByteBuffer` is a special kind of direct byte buffer which maps a region of file to memory.
Matrix.ScaleToFit	Controlls how the src rect should align into the dst rect for setRectToRect().
MultiSelectListPreference	A `Preference` that displays a list of entries as a dialog.
NetworkInfo.DetailedState	The fine-grained state of a network connection.
NetworkInfo.State	Coarse-grained network state.
Normalizer.Form	The normalization forms supported by the Normalizer.
ObjectStreamField	Describes a field for the purpose of serialization.
Paint.Align	Align specifies how drawText aligns its text relative to the [x,y] coordinates.
Paint.Cap	The Cap specifies the treatment for the beginning and ending of stroked lines and paths.
Paint.Join	The Join specifies the treatment where lines and curve segments join on a stroked path.
Paint.Style	The Style specifies if the primitive being drawn is filled, stroked, or both (in the same color).
Path.Direction	Specifies how closed shapes (e.g.
Path.FillType	Enum for the ways a path may be filled.
Path.Op	The logical operations that can be performed when combining two paths.
PathDashPathEffect.Style
PorterDuff.Mode
Preference	Represents the basic Preference UI building block displayed by a `PreferenceActivity` in the form of a `ListView`.
PreferenceCategory	Used to group `Preference` objects and provide a disabled title above the group.
PreferenceGroup	A container for multiple `Preference` objects.
PreferenceScreen	Represents a top-level `Preference` that is the root of a Preference hierarchy.
Proxy.Type	`Enum` class for the proxy type.
Region.Op
RenderScript.ContextType	ContextType specifies the specific type of context to be created.
RenderScript.Priority	RenderScript worker thread priority enumeration.
RetentionPolicy	Defines an enumeration for annotation retention policies.
RingtonePreference	A `Preference` that allows the user to choose a ringtone from those on the device.
RoundingMode	Specifies the rounding behavior for operations whose results cannot be represented exactly.
RouteInfo.LayerType	The layering type of a route.
RouteInfo.TunnelType	The tunnelling type of a route.
RowIdLifetime	An enumeration to describe the life-time of RowID.
RunnableScheduledFuture<V>	A `ScheduledFuture` that is `Runnable`.
SSLEngineResult.HandshakeStatus	The `enum` describing the state of the current handshake.
SSLEngineResult.Status	The `enum` describing the result of the `SSLEngine` operation.
Sampler.Value
ScheduledFuture<V>	A delayed result-bearing action that can be cancelled.
Shader.TileMode
Short	The wrapper for the primitive type `short`.
ShortBuffer	A buffer of shorts.
SmsMessage.MessageClass	SMS Class enumeration.
String	An immutable sequence of characters/code units (`char`s).
SupplicantState	From `defs.h` in `wpa_supplicant`.
SwitchPreference	A `Preference` that provides a two-state toggleable option.
TextKeyListener.Capitalize
TextUtils.TruncateAt
TextView.BufferType
Thread.State	A representation of a thread's state.
Time	Java representation of an SQL `TIME` value.
TimeUnit	A `TimeUnit` represents time durations at a given unit of granularity and provides utility methods to convert across units, and to perform timing and delay operations in these units.
Timestamp	A Java representation of the SQL `TIMESTAMP` type.
TwoStatePreference	Common base class for preferences that have two selectable states, persist a boolean value in SharedPreferences, and may have dependent preferences that are enabled/disabled based on the current state.
Type.CubemapFace
URI	A Uniform Resource Identifier that identifies an abstract or physical resource, as specified by RFC 2396.
UUID	UUID is an immutable representation of a 128-bit universally unique identifier (UUID).
Uri	Immutable URI reference.
ViewDebug.HierarchyTraceType	This enum was deprecated in API level 16. This enum is now unused
ViewDebug.RecyclerTraceType	This enum was deprecated in API level 16. This enum is now unused
WebSettings.LayoutAlgorithm	Enum for controlling the layout of html.
WebSettings.PluginState	The plugin state effects how plugins are treated on a page.
WebSettings.RenderPriority
WebSettings.TextSize	This enum was deprecated in API level 14. Use `setTextZoom(int)` and `getTextZoom()` instead.
WebSettings.ZoomDensity	Enum for specifying the WebView's desired density.
Xml.Encoding	Supported character encodings.

Class Overview

This interface should be implemented by all classes that wish to define a natural order of their instances. sort(List) and java.util.Arrays#sort can then be used to automatically sort lists of classes that implement this interface.

The order rule must be both transitive (if x.compareTo(y) < 0 and y.compareTo(z) < 0, then x.compareTo(z) < 0 must hold) and invertible (the sign of the result of x.compareTo(y) must be equal to the negation of the sign of the result of y.compareTo(x) for all combinations of x and y).

In addition, it is recommended (but not required) that if and only if the result of x.compareTo(y) is zero, then the result of x.equals(y) should be true.

Summary

Public Methods
abstract int	compareTo(T another) Compares this object to the specified object to determine their relative order.

Public Methods

public abstract int compareTo (T another)

Added in API level 1

Compares this object to the specified object to determine their relative order.

Parameters

another	the object to compare to this instance.

Returns

a negative integer if this instance is less than another; a positive integer if this instance is greater than another; 0 if this instance has the same order as another.

Throws

ClassCastException	if `another` cannot be converted into something comparable to `this` instance.

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