While most compareTo
methods return -1, 0, or 1, some do not, and testing the result of a compareTo
against a specific
value other than 0 could result in false negatives.
Noncompliant Code Example
if (myClass.compareTo(arg) == -1) { // Noncompliant
// ...
}
Compliant Solution
if (myClass.compareTo(arg) < 0) {
// ...
}