CompareTo Method

• The implementation must define a total ordering relationship
  • Antisymmetric
    If a.compareTo(b) = 0, then b.compareTo(a) = 0
     
  • Reflexive
    a.compareTo(a) = 0
     
  • Transitive
    If a.compareTo(b) = 0 and b.compareTo(c) = 0, then a.compareTo(c) = 0