Create a Java class that is only comparable to itself
In Java 5 and above, how to create a Java class that is only comparable to itself? The answer is to extend Comparable<TheClass>. This works even if TheClass uses generics.
public class SelfComparableOnly<T> implements Comparable<SelfComparableOnly<T>> { ... public int compareTo(SelfComparableOnly<T> o) { // Compare itself to o } ...}