LinearTypeOrder

All Known Implementing Classes:

LinearTypeOrderBuilderImpl.TotalTypeOrder
```
public interface LinearTypeOrder
```
Linear order on types.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`compare(FeatureStructure fs1, FeatureStructure fs2)`	Compare two Feature Structure's types
`int[]`	`getOrder()`
`boolean`	`isEmptyTypeOrder()`
`boolean`	`lessThan(int t1, int t2)`	Compare two types.
`boolean`	`lessThan(Type t1, Type t2)`	Compare two types.

- Method Detail
  - lessThan
```
boolean lessThan(Type t1,
                 Type t2)
```
    Compare two types.
    
    Parameters:
    
    t1 - type to compare
    
    t2 - type to compare
    
    Returns:
    
    true iff t1 is less than t2 in this order.
  - lessThan
```
boolean lessThan(int t1,
                 int t2)
```
    Compare two types.
    
    Parameters:
    
    t1 - type to compare
    
    t2 - type to compare
    
    Returns:
    
    true iff t1 is less than t2 in this order.
  - compare
```
int compare(FeatureStructure fs1,
            FeatureStructure fs2)
```
    Compare two Feature Structure's types
    
    Parameters:
    
    fs1 - first Feature Structure
    
    fs2 - second Feature Structure
    
    Returns:
    
    same as compare functions: -1 if fs1's type < fs2's type, etc.
  - getOrder
```
int[] getOrder()
```
    Returns:
    
    The type order as array of type codes in ascending order.
  - isEmptyTypeOrder
```
boolean isEmptyTypeOrder()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if there is no type order defined for this pipeline