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Posted to dev@commons.apache.org by sc...@apache.org on 2005/09/06 23:57:38 UTC
svn commit: r279140 -
/jakarta/commons/proper/lang/trunk/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/math/Fraction.java
Author: scolebourne
Date: Tue Sep 6 14:57:36 2005
New Revision: 279140
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs?rev=279140&view=rev
Log:
Add javadoc, in line with Comparable, to indicate '1/2'.compareTo('2/4') = 0
bug 36527
Modified:
jakarta/commons/proper/lang/trunk/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/math/Fraction.java
Modified: jakarta/commons/proper/lang/trunk/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/math/Fraction.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/jakarta/commons/proper/lang/trunk/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/math/Fraction.java?rev=279140&r1=279139&r2=279140&view=diff
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--- jakarta/commons/proper/lang/trunk/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/math/Fraction.java (original)
+++ jakarta/commons/proper/lang/trunk/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/math/Fraction.java Tue Sep 6 14:57:36 2005
@@ -838,6 +838,10 @@
/**
* <p>Compares this object to another based on size.</p>
*
+ * <p>Note: this class has a natural ordering that is inconsistent
+ * with equals, because, for example, equals treats 1/2 and 2/4 as
+ * different, whereas compareTo treats them as equal.
+ *
* @param object the object to compare to
* @return -1 if this is less, 0 if equal, +1 if greater
* @throws ClassCastException if the object is not a <code>Fraction</code>
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