/*
 * Zorbage: an algebraic data hierarchy for use in numeric processing.
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2016-2019 Barry DeZonia
 * 
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package nom.bdezonia.zorbage.algorithm;

import nom.bdezonia.zorbage.type.algebra.Algebra;
import nom.bdezonia.zorbage.type.algebra.Ordered;
import nom.bdezonia.zorbage.type.storage.datasource.IndexedDataSource;

/**
 * 
 * @author Barry DeZonia
 *
 */
public class LexicographicalCompare {

	/**
	 * 
	 * @param alg
	 * @param a
	 * @param b
	 * @return
	 */
	public static <T extends Algebra<T,U> & Ordered<U>, U>
		boolean compute(T alg, IndexedDataSource<U> a, IndexedDataSource<U> b)
	{
		long aSize = a.size();
		long bSize = b.size();
		long minSize = Math.min(aSize, bSize);
		U tmpA = alg.construct();
		U tmpB = alg.construct();
		for (long i = 0; i < minSize; i++) {
			a.get(i, tmpA);
			b.get(i, tmpB);
			if (alg.isLess().call(tmpA, tmpB))
				return true;
			else if (alg.isGreater().call(tmpA, tmpB))
				return false;
		}
		// if here the two sequences match in 1st minSize elements.
		if (aSize < bSize)
			return true;
		else
			return false;
	}
}

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+%09 * LexicographicalCompare compares two lists treating them as tuples of values.%0A%09 * The comparison returns true if the 1st %22tuple%22 is less than the 2nd %22tuple%22.%0A%09 * Less than is defined as lexicographically less than.%0A
 %09 * %0A%09 *

Add a little javadoc to an algorithm