/**
  * 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"

#include <string.h>

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

  return (cmp >= 0) - (0 >= cmp);
}

/* hash function as used in Java for Strings */

unsigned int
hash(Element e)
{
  unsigned int res = 0;

  while (*e != 0)
    {
      res = 31 * res + *e;
      ++e;
    }
  return res;
}