Re: TableSorter.java v2.1

ouroborus wrote:
As part of another project, I spent some time updating TableSorter.java so that it compiles cleanly under Java 1.5. The file can be retrieved from:

http://ouroborus.org/java/

I would appreciate any constructive comments regarding the results.

Why use reflcection to search for a method 'compareTo' when you could use instanceOf?
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