DecimalSortComparer

java.lang.Object
- net.sf.saxon.expr.sort.ComparableAtomicValueComparer
- - net.sf.saxon.expr.sort.DecimalSortComparer

All Implemented Interfaces:

AtomicComparer
```
public class DecimalSortComparer
extends ComparableAtomicValueComparer
```
An AtomicComparer used for sorting values that are known to be instances of xs:decimal (including xs:integer), It also supports a separate method for getting a collation key to test equality of items

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static DecimalSortComparer`	`getDecimalSortComparerInstance()`
`java.lang.String`	`save()`	Create a string representation of this AtomicComparer that can be saved in a compiled package and used to reconstitute the AtomicComparer when the package is reloaded

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.sort.ComparableAtomicValueComparer
compareAtomicValues, comparesEqual, getCollator, getInstance, provideContext

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - getDecimalSortComparerInstance
```
public static DecimalSortComparer getDecimalSortComparerInstance()
```
  - save
```
public java.lang.String save()
```
    Create a string representation of this AtomicComparer that can be saved in a compiled package and used to reconstitute the AtomicComparer when the package is reloaded
    
    Specified by:
    
    save in interface AtomicComparer
    
    Overrides:
    
    save in class ComparableAtomicValueComparer
    
    Returns:
    
    a string representation of the AtomicComparer