Microsoft SDK for Java

compareSet

This method of the IntRanges Class compares this set of ranges to another.

Syntax

public int compareSet(Object other);

Return Value

Returns SetComparison.DISJOINT if other is not an instance of IntRanges, or else a SetComparison.compareSet result:

SetComparison.OVERLAP The sets of integers are not equal but have a common set of integers.
SetComparison.DISJOINT The sets of integers have no integers in common.
SetComparison.SUBSET other includes all the integers in this set, plus some integers that are not in this set.
SetComparison.EQUAL The sets of integers are identical.
SetComparison.SUPERSET This set of integers includes all the integers in other, plus some integers that are not in other.
SetComparison.EMPTY Both sets of integers are empty.
SetComparison.EMPTY_SUBSET This set is empty and other is not empty.
SetComparison.EMPTY_SUPERSET This set is not empty and other is empty.

Parameters

other The set of ranges to compare with.

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