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package org.springframework.core;

Interface that can be implemented by objects that should be orderable, for example in a Collection.

The actual order can be interpreted as prioritization, with the first object (with the lowest order value) having the highest priority.

Note that there is a 'priority' marker for this interface: PriorityOrdered. Order values expressed by PriorityOrdered objects always apply before order values of 'plain' Ordered values.

Author(s):
Juergen Hoeller
Since:
07.04.2003
See also:
OrderComparator
org.springframework.core.annotation.Order
public interface Ordered {

Useful constant for the highest precedence value.

Useful constant for the lowest precedence value.

Return the order value of this object, with a higher value meaning greater in terms of sorting.

Normally starting with 0, with Integer.MAX_VALUE indicating the greatest value. Same order values will result in arbitrary positions for the affected objects.

Higher values can be interpreted as lower priority. As a consequence, the object with the lowest value has highest priority (somewhat analogous to Servlet "load-on-startup" values).

Returns:
the order value
	int getOrder();
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