kekrozsak/vendor/doctrine/common/doctrine-common-ac6c39b/lib/Doctrine/Common/Comparable.php

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<?php
/*
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* OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
*
* This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many individuals
* and is licensed under the LGPL. For more information, see
* <http://www.doctrine-project.org>.
*/
namespace Doctrine\Common;
/**
* Comparable interface that allows to compare two value objects to each other for similarity.
*
* @license http://www.opensource.org/licenses/lgpl-license.php LGPL
* @link www.doctrine-project.com
* @since 2.2
* @author Benjamin Eberlei <kontakt@beberlei.de>
* @author Guilherme Blanco <guilhermeblanco@hotmail.com>
*/
interface Comparable
{
/**
* Compare the current object to the passed $other.
*
* Returns 0 if they are semantically equal, 1 if the other object
* is less than the current one, or -1 if its more than the current one.
*
* This method should not check for identity using ===, only for semantical equality for example
* when two different DateTime instances point to the exact same Date + TZ.
*
* @return int
*/
public function compareTo($other);
}