/**
* Compares this big list to another object. If the argument is a {@link BigList}, this method
* performs a lexicographical comparison; otherwise, it throws a <code>ClassCastException</code>.
*
* @param l a big list.
* @return if the argument is a {@link BigList}, a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer
* as this list is lexicographically less than, equal to, or greater than the argument.
* @throws ClassCastException if the argument is not a big list.
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public int compareTo(final BigList<? extends Float> l) {
if (l == this) return 0;
if (l instanceof FloatBigList) {
final FloatBigListIterator i1 = listIterator(), i2 = ((FloatBigList) l).listIterator();
int r;
float e1, e2;
while (i1.hasNext() && i2.hasNext()) {
e1 = i1.nextFloat();
e2 = i2.nextFloat();
if ((r = ((e1) < (e2) ? -1 : ((e1) == (e2) ? 0 : 1))) != 0) return r;
}
return i2.hasNext() ? -1 : (i1.hasNext() ? 1 : 0);
}
BigListIterator<? extends Float> i1 = listIterator(), i2 = l.listIterator();
int r;
while (i1.hasNext() && i2.hasNext()) {
if ((r = ((Comparable<? super Float>) i1.next()).compareTo(i2.next())) != 0) return r;
}
return i2.hasNext() ? -1 : (i1.hasNext() ? 1 : 0);
}
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public boolean equals(final Object o) {
if (o == this) return true;
if (!(o instanceof BigList)) return false;
final BigList<?> l = (BigList<?>) o;
long s = size64();
if (s != l.size64()) return false;
final BigListIterator<?> i1 = listIterator(), i2 = l.listIterator();
while (s-- != 0) if (!valEquals(i1.next(), i2.next())) return false;
return true;
}