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Class COM.objectspace.jgl.predicates.LessNumber 

java.lang.Object
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public class LessNumber
extends Object
implements BinaryPredicate
LessNumber is a binary predicate that assumes that both of its operands are instances of Number and returns true if the first operand is less than the second operand.

See Also:
Number, BigInteger, BigDecimal

Constructor Index

o LessNumber()
Construct myself to use intValue() for comparisons.
o LessNumber(Class)
Construct myself to compare objects of the given class.

Method Index

o execute(Object, Object)
Return true if the first operand is less than the second operand.

Constructors

o LessNumber 
 public LessNumber()
Construct myself to use intValue() for comparisons.

o LessNumber 
 public LessNumber(Class discriminator)
Construct myself to compare objects of the given class. The class must be derived from java.lang.Number.

Parameters:
discriminator - The class of objects that I will be comparing.
Throws: IllegalArgumentException
Throw if discriminator is not an instance of java.lang.Number.

Methods

o execute 
 public boolean execute(Object first,
                        Object second)
Return true if the first operand is less than the second operand. Be aware that some floating point conversions are not exact, and may cause unexpected results due to rounding.

Parameters:
first - The first operand, which must be an instance of Number.
second - The second operand, which must be an instance of Number.
Returns:
first < second
Throws: InvalidOperationException
Throw if I don't know how to interpret the values. 
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