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 /*        Sorting order definitions.                                     */
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//#include <cstdlib>
//#include <cstdio>
#include "EST_TSortable.h"

// requires operators '<' and '>' for type T

template<class T> 
bool EST_TSortable<T>::items_eq(const EST_UItem *item1, const EST_UItem *item2) 
{ 
  return ((EST_TItem<T> *)item1)->val == ((EST_TItem<T> *)item2)->val; 
}

template<class T> 
bool EST_TSortable<T>::items_lt(const EST_UItem *item1, const EST_UItem *item2) 
{ 
  return ((EST_TItem<T> *)item1)->val < ((EST_TItem<T> *)item2)->val; 
}

template<class T> 
bool EST_TSortable<T>::items_gt(const EST_UItem *item1, const EST_UItem *item2) 
{ 
  return ((EST_TItem<T> *)item1)->val > ((EST_TItem<T> *)item2)->val; 
}