/**
* Compare this attribute declaration with another.
*
* @param other Another {@link XMLAttribute} to compare this {@link XMLAttribute} to.
* @return A negative integer, zero or a positive integer if this object is less than, equal to or
* greater than the object <code>other</code> respectively.
*/
public int compareTo(XMLAttribute other) {
if (other == null) {
throw new NullPointerException();
}
// For field comparisons
int fieldCompare;
// Compare names
fieldCompare = Utils.compare(name, other.getName());
if (fieldCompare != 0) {
return fieldCompare;
}
// Compare content types
fieldCompare = Utils.compare(attributeType, other.getType());
if (fieldCompare != 0) {
return fieldCompare;
}
// Compare defaultDeclTypes
return Utils.compare(defaultDeclType, other.getDefaultDeclType());
}