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+//
+// $Id: Comparators.java,v 1.1 2001/07/13 23:41:06 mdb Exp $
+
+package com.samskivert.util;
+
+import java.util.Comparator;
+
+/**
+ * A repository for standard comparators.
+ */
+public class Comparators
+{
+    public static final Comparator STRING = new Comparator()
+    {
+        public int compare (Object o1, Object o2)
+        {
+            if (o1 == o2) {
+                return 0;
+            }
+            if (o1 == null) {
+                return 1;
+            }
+            return ((String)o1).compareTo((String)o2);
+        }
+
+        public boolean equals (Object other)
+        {
+            return (other == this);
+        }
+    };
+}