Name: ksC84122 Date: 04/07/99


The javadoc for java.math.BigInteger.compareTo(Object o) says:
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Compares this BigInteger with the specified Object. If the Object is a
     BigInteger, this method behaves like compareTo(BigInteger). Otherwise, it
     throws a ClassCastException (as BigIntegers are comparable only to other
     BigIntegers).
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Returns:
         a negative number, zero, or a positive number as this BigInteger is
         numerically less than, equal to, or greater than o, which must be a
         BigInteger.
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According to the javadoc, this method should "behave like compareTo(BigInteger)" if
argument is a BigInteger. It means that it should return exactly -1, 0 or 1 as
indicated in the javadoc for compareTo(BigInteger).
However, the javadoc states that compareTo(Object o) returns some "negative number",
zero or some "positive number". This contradicts the statement that "this method behaves like
compareTo(BigInteger)".
     
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