src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/compare/ComparatorUtils.java

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package org.apache.commons.lang3.compare;

import java.util.Comparator;

/**
 * Provides convenient static utility methods for <Code>Comparator</Code>
 * objects.
 *
 * @since Commons Collections 2.1
 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
 */
class ComparatorUtils {

    /**
     * ComparatorUtils should not normally be instantiated.
     */
    public ComparatorUtils() {
    }

    /**
     * Comparator for natural sort order.
     *
     * @see ComparableComparator#INSTANCE
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static final Comparator NATURAL_COMPARATOR = ComparableComparator.<Comparable>comparableComparator();

}