// 8.4 Maintain Binary Compatibility
interface Name extends Comparable {
public int compareTo(Object o);
}
class SimpleName implements Name {
private String base;
public SimpleName(String base) {
this.base = base;
}
public int compareTo(Object o) {
return base.compareTo(((SimpleName)o).base);
}
}
class ExtendedName extends SimpleName {
private String ext;
public ExtendedName(String base, String ext) {
super(base); this.ext = ext;
}
public int compareTo(Object o) {
int c = super.compareTo(o);
if (c == 0 && o instanceof ExtendedName)
return ext.compareTo(((ExtendedName)o).ext);
else
return c;
}
}
class Client {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Name m = new ExtendedName("a","b");
Name n = new ExtendedName("a","c");
assert m.compareTo(n) < 0;
}
}
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