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  25 
  26 package sun.misc;
  27 
  28 /**
  29  * Compare: an interface to enable users to define the result of
  30  *          a comparison of two objects.
  31  * @deprecated Use
  32  * {@link java.util.Arrays.sort(Object[], int start, int end, Comparator c)}
  33  * instead.
  34  * @author Sunita Mani
  35  */
  36 @Deprecated
  37 public interface Compare {
  38 
  39     /**
  40      * doCompare
  41      *
  42      * @param  obj1 first object to compare.
  43      * @param  obj2 second object to compare.
  44      * @return -1 if obj1 < obj2, 0 if obj1 == obj2, 1 if obj1 > obj2.
  45      */
  46     public int doCompare(Object obj1, Object obj2);
  47 
  48 }