/**
* Compare two values with the current comparison mode. The values may be of different type.
*
* @param a the first value
* @param b the second value
* @return 0 if both values are equal, -1 if the first value is smaller, and 1 otherwise
*/
public int compareTypeSave(Value a, Value b) {
if (a == b) {
return 0;
}
int dataType = Value.getHigherOrder(a.getType(), b.getType());
a = a.convertTo(dataType);
b = b.convertTo(dataType);
return a.compareTypeSave(b, compareMode);
}
