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Java Java Data Structures Organizing Data Interfaces

Diego Marrs
Diego Marrs
8,243 Points
Posted by Diego Marrs
Diego Marrs
8,243 Points

We didn't call compareTo()...

How come the code for 'compareTo()' worked if we didn't call it? I'm confused...

Please help.

1 Answer

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

That is the power, and sort of the point of objects. We've defined a behavior with compareTo() for how our object should act and it will act that way whether we call it, or code somebody else has written calls it.