OrderingMatchingRule (UnboundID Server SDK)

All Superinterfaces:

MatchingRule
```
@NotExtensible
@ThreadSafety(level=INTERFACE_THREADSAFE)
public interface OrderingMatchingRule
extends MatchingRule
```
This interface provides an API for interacting with ordering matching rules, which can be used to determine the logical order of two values in a sorted list.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`compareValues(ByteString normValue1, ByteString normValue2)`	Compares the provided values to determine their logical order in a sorted list.

Methods inherited from interface com.unboundid.directory.sdk.common.schema.MatchingRule
equals, getDescription, getName, getNameOrOID, getOID, getSyntaxOID, hashCode, hasNameOrOID, isObsolete, normalizeValue, normalizeValue, toString, valuesMatch

- Method Detail
  - compareValues
```
int compareValues(ByteString normValue1,
                  ByteString normValue2)
```
    Compares the provided values to determine their logical order in a sorted list.
    
    Parameters:
    
    normValue1 - The normalized form of the first value for which to make the determination.
    
    normValue2 - The normalized form of the second value for which to make the determination.
    
    Returns:
    
    A negative value if the first value should be ordered before the second, a positive value if the first value should be ordered after the second, or zero if there is no logical difference between the provided values.