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17  package org.apache.commons.jxpath.util;
18  
19  import java.io.Serializable;
20  import java.util.Comparator;
21  
22  /**
23   * Reverse comparator.
24   *
25   * @author Dmitri Plotnikov
26   * @version $Revision: 668329 $ $Date: 2008-06-16 23:59:48 +0200 (Mo, 16 Jun 2008) $
27   */
28  public final class ReverseComparator implements Comparator, Serializable {
29      private static final long serialVersionUID = -2795475743948616649L;
30  
31      /**
32       * Singleton reverse comparator instance.
33       */
34      public static final Comparator INSTANCE = new ReverseComparator();
35  
36      /**
37       * Create a new ReverseComparator.
38       */
39      private ReverseComparator() {
40      }
41  
42      public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
43          return ((Comparable) o2).compareTo(o1);
44      }
45  
46  }