compare_lex()

int MonomialInfo::compare_lex ( const_packed_monomial m, const_packed_monomial n ) const

inline

Definition at line 472 of file moninfo.hpp.

  {
    ncalls_compare++;
    const_packed_monomial m1 = m + 2;
    const_packed_monomial n1 = n + 2;
    for (int i = nslots - 2; i > 0; i--)
      {
        varpower_word cmp = *m1++ - *n1++;
        if (cmp > 0) return -1;
        if (cmp < 0) return 1;
      }
    monomial_word cmp = m[1] - n[1];
    if (cmp < 0) return 1;
    if (cmp > 0) return -1;
    return 0;
  }

References ncalls_compare, and nslots.