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package org.cesecore.util;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Comparator;

/**
 * Compares objects with their string representation, by calling String.valueOf(x) on the compared objects.
 * @version $Id: AsStringComparator.java 28178 2018-02-02 12:37:55Z samuellb $
 */
public final class AsStringComparator implements Comparator<Object>, Serializable {
    
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

    @Override
    public int compare(final Object o1, final Object o2) {
        final String s1 = String.valueOf(o1);
        final String s2 = String.valueOf(o2);
        return s1.compareTo(s2);
    }
}