## org.springframework.expression.spel.support
Class StandardTypeComparator

    java.lang.Object
      org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardTypeComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:
  TypeComparator

    public class StandardTypeComparator

extends Object
implements TypeComparator

A simple basic TypeComparator implementation. It supports comparison of numbers and types implementing Comparable.

Since:
  3.0
Author:
  Andy Clement, Juergen Hoeller

Constructor Summary
`StandardTypeComparator()`

Method Summary
`boolean` `canCompare(Object left, Object right)` Return true if the comparator can compare these two objects
`int` `compare(Object left, Object right)` Compare two objects.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### StandardTypeComparator

    public StandardTypeComparator()

Method Detail

### compare

    public int compare(Object left,
                       Object right)
                throws SpelEvaluationException

  Description copied from interface: `TypeComparator`
  Compare two objects.

  Specified by:
    `compare` in interface `TypeComparator`
  Parameters:
    `left` - the first object
    `right` - the second object
  Returns:
    0 if they are equal, <0 if the first is smaller than the second, or >0 if the first is larger than the second
  Throws:
    `SpelEvaluationException`

### canCompare

    public boolean canCompare(Object left,
                              Object right)

  Description copied from interface: `TypeComparator`
  Return true if the comparator can compare these two objects

  Specified by:
    `canCompare` in interface `TypeComparator`
  Parameters:
    `left` - the first object
    `right` - the second object
  Returns:
    true if the comparator can compare these objects