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using System;

namespace System.Collections
{
    // The IComparer interface implements a method that compares two objects. It is
    // used in conjunction with the Sort and BinarySearch methods on
    // the Array and List classes.
    // 
    // Interfaces are not serializable
    public interface IComparer
    {
        // Compares two objects. An implementation of this method must return a
        // value less than zero if x is less than y, zero if x is equal to y, or a
        // value greater than zero if x is greater than y.
        // 
        int Compare(object x, object y);
    }
}