/**
  * Copyright (c): Uwe Schmidt, FH Wedel
  *
  * You may study, modify and distribute this source code
  * FOR NON-COMMERCIAL PURPOSES ONLY.
  * This copyright message has to remain unchanged.
  *
  * Note that this document is provided 'as is',
  * WITHOUT WARRANTY of any kind either expressed or implied.
  */

package ds.util;

/** just an example class
    for comparable elements
*/
public
    class E implements Comparable<E> {

    private int value;

    private E(int v) {
	value = v;
    }

    public int compareTo(E e2) {
	if (value == e2.value)
	    return 0;
	if (value > e2.value)
	    return 1;
	else
	    return -1;
    }

    public boolean equalTo(E e2) {
	return
	    compareTo(e2) == 0;
    }

    public String toString() {
	return
	    "" + value;
    }
    // smart constructor
    public static E mkE(int v) {
	return
	    new E(v);
    }
}