compare() [2/3]

int Monoid::compare	(	const_monomial	m,
		int	mcomp,
		const_monomial	n,
		int	ncomp ) const

Definition at line 412 of file monoid.cpp.

{
  int i = n_before_component_;
  while (1)
    {
      if (i == 0) break;
      if (*m > *n) return GT;
      if (*m < *n) return LT;
      m++, n++;
      --i;
    }
  if (component_up_)
    {
      if (mcomp < ncomp) return LT;
      if (mcomp > ncomp) return GT;
    }
  else
    {
      if (mcomp < ncomp) return GT;
      if (mcomp > ncomp) return LT;
    }
  i = n_after_component_;
  while (1)
    {
      if (i == 0) break;
      if (*m > *n) return GT;
      if (*m < *n) return LT;
      m++, n++;
      --i;
    }
  return EQ;
}

References component_up_, EQ, GT, LT, n_after_component_, and n_before_component_.