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116<CODE>static&nbsp;<A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A>&lt;<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A>&gt;</CODE></FONT></TD>
117<TD><CODE><B>Ordering.</B><B><A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#arbitrary()">arbitrary</A></B>()</CODE>
118
119<BR>
120&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns an arbitrary ordering over all objects, for which <code>compare(a,
121 b) == 0</code> implies <code>a == b</code> (identity equality).</TD>
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129<CODE>&lt;U extends <A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>&gt;
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131<A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A>&lt;U&gt;</CODE></FONT></TD>
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135<TD><CODE><B>Ordering.</B><B><A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#compound(java.util.Comparator)">compound</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Comparator.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Comparator</A>&lt;? super U&gt;&nbsp;secondaryComparator)</CODE>
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137<BR>
138&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns an ordering which first uses the ordering <code>this</code>, but which
139 in the event of a "tie", then delegates to <code>secondaryComparator</code>.</TD>
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151<TD><CODE><B>Ordering.</B><B><A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#compound(java.lang.Iterable)">compound</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Iterable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Iterable</A>&lt;? extends <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Comparator.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Comparator</A>&lt;? super T&gt;&gt;&nbsp;comparators)</CODE>
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153<BR>
154&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns an ordering which tries each given comparator in order until a
155 non-zero result is found, returning that result, and returning zero only if
156 all comparators return zero.</TD>
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168<TD><CODE><B>Ordering.</B><B><A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#explicit(java.util.List)">explicit</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/List.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">List</A>&lt;T&gt;&nbsp;valuesInOrder)</CODE>
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171&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns an ordering that compares objects according to the order in
172 which they appear in the given list.</TD>
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185         T...&nbsp;remainingValuesInOrder)</CODE>
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188&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns an ordering that compares objects according to the order in
189 which they are given to this method.</TD>
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201<TD><CODE><B>Ordering.</B><B><A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#from(java.util.Comparator)">from</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Comparator.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Comparator</A>&lt;T&gt;&nbsp;comparator)</CODE>
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204&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns an ordering for a pre-existing <code>comparator</code>.</TD>
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216<TD><CODE><B>Ordering.</B><B><A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#from(com.google.common.collect.Ordering)">from</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A>&lt;T&gt;&nbsp;ordering)</CODE>
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219&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<I>no need to use this</I></TD>
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227<CODE>&lt;S extends <A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>&gt;
228<BR>
229<A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A>&lt;<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Iterable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Iterable</A>&lt;S&gt;&gt;</CODE></FONT></TD>
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233<TD><CODE><B>Ordering.</B><B><A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#lexicographical()">lexicographical</A></B>()</CODE>
234
235<BR>
236&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns a new ordering which sorts iterables by comparing corresponding
237 elements pairwise until a nonzero result is found; imposes "dictionary
238 order".</TD>
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248<A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A>&lt;C&gt;</CODE></FONT></TD>
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252<TD><CODE><B>Ordering.</B><B><A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#natural()">natural</A></B>()</CODE>
253
254<BR>
255&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns a serializable ordering that uses the natural order of the values.</TD>
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263<CODE>&lt;S extends <A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>&gt;
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269<TD><CODE><B>Ordering.</B><B><A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#nullsFirst()">nullsFirst</A></B>()</CODE>
270
271<BR>
272&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns an ordering that treats <code>null</code> as less than all other values
273 and uses <code>this</code> to compare non-null values.</TD>
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281<CODE>&lt;S extends <A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>&gt;
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283<A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A>&lt;S&gt;</CODE></FONT></TD>
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287<TD><CODE><B>Ordering.</B><B><A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#nullsLast()">nullsLast</A></B>()</CODE>
288
289<BR>
290&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns an ordering that treats <code>null</code> as greater than all other
291 values and uses this ordering to compare non-null values.</TD>
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303<TD><CODE><B>Ordering.</B><B><A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#onResultOf(com.google.common.base.Function)">onResultOf</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/base/Function.html" title="interface in com.google.common.base">Function</A>&lt;F,? extends <A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>&gt;&nbsp;function)</CODE>
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305<BR>
306&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns a new ordering on <code>F</code> which orders elements by first applying
307 a function to them, then comparing those results using <code>this</code>.</TD>
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315<CODE>&lt;S extends <A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="type parameter in Ordering">T</A>&gt;
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317<A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A>&lt;S&gt;</CODE></FONT></TD>
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321<TD><CODE><B>Ordering.</B><B><A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#reverse()">reverse</A></B>()</CODE>
322
323<BR>
324&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns the reverse of this ordering; the <code>Ordering</code> equivalent to
325 <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Collections.html?is-external=true#reverseOrder(java.util.Comparator)" title="class or interface in java.util"><CODE>Collections.reverseOrder(Comparator)</CODE></A>.</TD>
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329<CODE>static&nbsp;<A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A>&lt;<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A>&gt;</CODE></FONT></TD>
330<TD><CODE><B>Ordering.</B><B><A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#usingToString()">usingToString</A></B>()</CODE>
331
332<BR>
333&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns an ordering that compares objects by the natural ordering of their
334 string representations as returned by <code>toString()</code>.</TD>
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354<TD><CODE><B>Ordering.</B><B><A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html#from(com.google.common.collect.Ordering)">from</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../../com/google/common/collect/Ordering.html" title="class in com.google.common.collect">Ordering</A>&lt;T&gt;&nbsp;ordering)</CODE>
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