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Comparable/Comparator query

 
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In my code the class ComparatorTest doesn't implement Comparable interface but provides implementation for the compareTo method, how is this possible ??

The class firstNameComparator however implements Comparator.

 
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jose chiramal wrote:In my code the class ComparatorTest doesn't implement Comparable interface but provides implementation for the compareTo method


No it doesn't.

In any case, a class can define any method it wants--that doesn't mean it implements an interface that defines that method.
 
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My mistake, in the above code


class Person implements Comparable

Am all set.
 
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