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#ifndef __com_sun_star_ucb_XAnyCompare_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_ucb_XAnyCompare_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
#endif

//=============================================================================

module com { module sun { module star { module ucb {

//=============================================================================
/** compares two <atom>any</atom>s.
*/

published interface XAnyCompare: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /** allows comparision of two <atom>any</atom>s.

        @param Any1
        is the first compare value

        @param Any2
        is the second compare value

        @returns
        <ul>
        <li>
        <code>-1</code>, if the first any is less than the second ( Any1 &lt; Any2 )
        </li>
        <li>
        <code>0</code>, if the first any is equal to the second ( Any1 == Any2 )
        </li>
        <li>
        <code>+1</code>, if the first any is greater than the second ( Any1 &gt; Any2 )
        </li>
        </ul>
    */

    short   compare( [in] any Any1, [in] any Any2 );
};

//=============================================================================

}; }; }; };

#endif
