Method natural

output/java_guava/1.4.18/Ordering.java:144–148

Returns a serializable ordering that uses the natural order of the values. The ordering throws a NullPointerException when passed a null parameter. The type specification is , instead of the technically correct >, to s

()

   * support legacy types from before Java 5.
   */
  @GwtCompatible(serializable = true)
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // TODO(kevinb): right way to explain this??
  public static <C extends Comparable> Ordering<C> natural() {
    return (Ordering<C>) NaturalOrdering.INSTANCE;
  }

  // Static factories