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1 <?php
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2 /*
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3 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
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4 * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
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5 * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
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6 * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
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7 * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
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8 * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
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9 * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
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10 * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
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11 * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
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12 * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
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13 * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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14 *
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15 * This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many individuals
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16 * and is licensed under the MIT license. For more information, see
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17 * <http://www.doctrine-project.org>.
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18 */
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19
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20 namespace Doctrine\Common;
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21
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22 /**
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23 * Comparable interface that allows to compare two value objects to each other for similarity.
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24 *
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25 * @link www.doctrine-project.org
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26 * @since 2.2
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27 * @author Benjamin Eberlei <kontakt@beberlei.de>
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28 * @author Guilherme Blanco <guilhermeblanco@hotmail.com>
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29 */
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30 interface Comparable
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31 {
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32 /**
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33 * Compares the current object to the passed $other.
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34 *
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35 * Returns 0 if they are semantically equal, 1 if the other object
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36 * is less than the current one, or -1 if its more than the current one.
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37 *
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38 * This method should not check for identity using ===, only for semantical equality for example
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39 * when two different DateTime instances point to the exact same Date + TZ.
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40 *
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41 * @param mixed $other
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42 *
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43 * @return int
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44 */
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45 public function compareTo($other);
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46 }
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