/**
  * 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.
  */

#include "Element.h"

#if NUMELEM

int
compare(Element e1, Element e2)
{
  return (e1 >= e2) - (e2 >= e1);
}

#else
#include <string.h>

int
compare(Element e1, Element e2)
{
  int rel = strcmp(e1, e2);

  return rel == 0
    ? 0
    : rel > 0
      ? 1
      : -1;
}
#endif