# Enum core::cmp::Ordering

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    #[repr(i8)]
    pub enum Ordering {
        Less,
        Equal,
        Greater,
    }

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An `Ordering` is the result of a comparison between two values.

## Examples

    use std::cmp::Ordering;

    let result = 1.cmp(&2);
    assert_eq!(Ordering::Less, result);

    let result = 1.cmp(&1);
    assert_eq!(Ordering::Equal, result);

    let result = 2.cmp(&1);
    assert_eq!(Ordering::Greater, result);

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## Variants

### `Less`

An ordering where a compared value is less than another.

### `Equal`

An ordering where a compared value is equal to another.

### `Greater`

An ordering where a compared value is greater than another.

## Implementations

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### impl Ordering

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#### pub const fn is_eq(self) -> bool

Returns `true` if the ordering is the `Equal` variant.

##### Examples

    use std::cmp::Ordering;

    assert_eq!(Ordering::Less.is_eq(), false);
    assert_eq!(Ordering::Equal.is_eq(), true);
    assert_eq!(Ordering::Greater.is_eq(), false);

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#### pub const fn is_ne(self) -> bool

Returns `true` if the ordering is not the `Equal` variant.

##### Examples

    use std::cmp::Ordering;

    assert_eq!(Ordering::Less.is_ne(), true);
    assert_eq!(Ordering::Equal.is_ne(), false);
    assert_eq!(Ordering::Greater.is_ne(), true);

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#### pub const fn is_lt(self) -> bool

Returns `true` if the ordering is the `Less` variant.

##### Examples

    use std::cmp::Ordering;

    assert_eq!(Ordering::Less.is_lt(), true);
    assert_eq!(Ordering::Equal.is_lt(), false);
    assert_eq!(Ordering::Greater.is_lt(), false);

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#### pub const fn is_gt(self) -> bool

Returns `true` if the ordering is the `Greater` variant.

##### Examples

    use std::cmp::Ordering;

    assert_eq!(Ordering::Less.is_gt(), false);
    assert_eq!(Ordering::Equal.is_gt(), false);
    assert_eq!(Ordering::Greater.is_gt(), true);

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#### pub const fn is_le(self) -> bool

Returns `true` if the ordering is either the `Less` or `Equal` variant.

##### Examples

    use std::cmp::Ordering;

    assert_eq!(Ordering::Less.is_le(), true);
    assert_eq!(Ordering::Equal.is_le(), true);
    assert_eq!(Ordering::Greater.is_le(), false);

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#### pub const fn is_ge(self) -> bool

Returns `true` if the ordering is either the `Greater` or `Equal` variant.

##### Examples

    use std::cmp::Ordering;

    assert_eq!(Ordering::Less.is_ge(), false);
    assert_eq!(Ordering::Equal.is_ge(), true);
    assert_eq!(Ordering::Greater.is_ge(), true);

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#### pub const fn reverse(self) -> Ordering

Reverses the `Ordering`.

- `Less` becomes `Greater`.
- `Greater` becomes `Less`.
- `Equal` becomes `Equal`.

##### Examples

Basic behavior:

    use std::cmp::Ordering;

    assert_eq!(Ordering::Less.reverse(), Ordering::Greater);
    assert_eq!(Ordering::Equal.reverse(), Ordering::Equal);
    assert_eq!(Ordering::Greater.reverse(), Ordering::Less);

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This method can be used to reverse a comparison:

    let data: &mut [_] = &mut [2, 10, 5, 8];

    // sort the array from largest to smallest.
    data.sort_by(|a, b| a.cmp(b).reverse());

    let b: &mut [_] = &mut [10, 8, 5, 2];
    assert!(data == b);

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#### pub const fn then(self, other: Ordering) -> Ordering

Chains two orderings.

Returns `self` when it’s not `Equal`. Otherwise returns `other`.

##### Examples

    use std::cmp::Ordering;

    let result = Ordering::Equal.then(Ordering::Less);
    assert_eq!(result, Ordering::Less);

    let result = Ordering::Less.then(Ordering::Equal);
    assert_eq!(result, Ordering::Less);

    let result = Ordering::Less.then(Ordering::Greater);
    assert_eq!(result, Ordering::Less);

    let result = Ordering::Equal.then(Ordering::Equal);
    assert_eq!(result, Ordering::Equal);

    let x: (i64, i64, i64) = (1, 2, 7);
    let y: (i64, i64, i64) = (1, 5, 3);
    let result = x.0.cmp(&y.0).then(x.1.cmp(&y.1)).then(x.2.cmp(&y.2));

    assert_eq!(result, Ordering::Less);

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#### pub fn then_with<F: FnOnce() -> Ordering>(self, f: F) -> Ordering

Chains the ordering with the given function.

Returns `self` when it’s not `Equal`. Otherwise calls `f` and returns the result.

##### Examples

    use std::cmp::Ordering;

    let result = Ordering::Equal.then_with(|| Ordering::Less);
    assert_eq!(result, Ordering::Less);

    let result = Ordering::Less.then_with(|| Ordering::Equal);
    assert_eq!(result, Ordering::Less);

    let result = Ordering::Less.then_with(|| Ordering::Greater);
    assert_eq!(result, Ordering::Less);

    let result = Ordering::Equal.then_with(|| Ordering::Equal);
    assert_eq!(result, Ordering::Equal);

    let x: (i64, i64, i64) = (1, 2, 7);
    let y: (i64, i64, i64) = (1, 5, 3);
    let result = x.0.cmp(&y.0).then_with(|| x.1.cmp(&y.1)).then_with(|| x.2.cmp(&y.2));

    assert_eq!(result, Ordering::Less);

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## Trait Implementations

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### impl Clone for Ordering

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#### fn clone(&self) -> Ordering

Returns a copy of the value. Read more
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#### fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from `source`. Read more
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### impl Debug for Ordering

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#### fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter. Read more
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### impl Hash for Ordering

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#### fn hash<__H: Hasher>(&self, state: &mut __H)

Feeds this value into the given `Hasher`. Read more
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#### fn hash_slice<H: Hasher>(data: &[Self], state: &mut H)where
Self: Sized,

Feeds a slice of this type into the given `Hasher`. Read more
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### impl Ord for Ordering

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#### fn cmp(&self, other: &Ordering) -> Ordering

This method returns an `Ordering` between `self` and `other`. Read more
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#### fn max(self, other: Self) -> Selfwhere
Self: Sized,

Compares and returns the maximum of two values. Read more
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#### fn min(self, other: Self) -> Selfwhere
Self: Sized,

Compares and returns the minimum of two values. Read more
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#### fn clamp(self, min: Self, max: Self) -> Selfwhere
Self: Sized,
Self: PartialOrd,

Restrict a value to a certain interval. Read more
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### impl PartialEq<Ordering> for Ordering

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#### fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool

This method tests for `self` and `other` values to be equal, and is used by `==`. Read more
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#### fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

This method tests for `!=`. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason. Read more
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### impl PartialOrd<Ordering> for Ordering

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#### fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Ordering) -> Option<Ordering>

This method returns an ordering between `self` and `other` values if one exists. Read more
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#### fn lt(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

This method tests less than (for `self` and `other`) and is used by the `<` operator. Read more
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#### fn le(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

This method tests less than or equal to (for `self` and `other`) and is used by the `<=` operator. Read more
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#### fn gt(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

This method tests greater than (for `self` and `other`) and is used by the `>` operator. Read more
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#### fn ge(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

This method tests greater than or equal to (for `self` and `other`) and is used by the `>=` operator. Read more
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### impl Copy for Ordering

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### impl Eq for Ordering

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### impl StructuralEq for Ordering

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### impl StructuralPartialEq for Ordering

## Auto Trait Implementations

### impl RefUnwindSafe for Ordering

### impl Send for Ordering

### impl Sync for Ordering

### impl Unpin for Ordering

### impl UnwindSafe for Ordering

## Blanket Implementations

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### impl<T> Any for Twhere
T: 'static + ?Sized,

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#### fn type_id(&self) -> TypeId

Gets the `TypeId` of `self`. Read more
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### impl<T> Borrow<T> for Twhere
T: ?Sized,

const: unstable · source

#### fn borrow(&self) -> &T

Immutably borrows from an owned value. Read more
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### impl<T> BorrowMut<T> for Twhere
T: ?Sized,

const: unstable · source

#### fn borrow_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T

Mutably borrows from an owned value. Read more
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### impl<T> From<T> for T

const: unstable · source

#### fn from(t: T) -> T

Returns the argument unchanged.

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### impl<T, U> Into<U> for Twhere
U: From<T>,

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#### fn into(self) -> U

Calls `U::from(self)`.

That is, this conversion is whatever the implementation of `From<T> for U` chooses to do.

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### impl<T, U> TryFrom<U> for Twhere
U: Into<T>,

#### type Error = Infallible

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.
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#### fn try_from(value: U) -> Result<T, <T as TryFrom<U>>::Error>

Performs the conversion.
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### impl<T, U> TryInto<U> for Twhere
U: TryFrom<T>,

#### type Error = <U as TryFrom<T>>::Error

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.
const: unstable · source

#### fn try_into(self) -> Result<U, <U as TryFrom<T>>::Error>

Performs the conversion.