public int compare(Declaration d1, Declaration d2) { if (equals(d1, d2)) return 0; SourcePosition p1 = d1.getPosition(); SourcePosition p2 = d2.getPosition(); if (p1 == null && p2 != null) return 1; else if (p1 != null && p2 == null) return -1; else if (p1 == null && p2 == null) return compareEqualPosition(d1, d2); else { assert p1 != null && p2 != null; int fileComp = p1.file().compareTo(p2.file()); if (fileComp == 0) { long diff = (long) p1.line() - (long) p2.line(); if (diff == 0) { diff = Long.signum((long) p1.column() - (long) p2.column()); if (diff != 0) return (int) diff; else { // declarations may be two // compiler-generated members with the // same source position return compareEqualPosition(d1, d2); } } else return (diff < 0) ? -1 : 1; } else return fileComp; } }