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Interface LinearTypeOrder

public interface LinearTypeOrder

Linear order on types.

Method Summary

int[]	getOrder()
boolean	lessThan(int t1, int t2) Compare two types.
boolean	lessThan(Type t1, Type t2) Compare two types.

Method Detail

lessThan

boolean lessThan(Type t1,
                 Type t2)

Compare two types.

Parameters:

t1 -

t2 -

Returns:

true iff t1 is less than t2 in this order.

lessThan

boolean lessThan(int t1,
                 int t2)

Compare two types.

Parameters:

t1 -

t2 -

Returns:

true iff t1 is less than t2 in this order.

getOrder

int[] getOrder()

Returns:

The type order as array of type codes in ascending order.