import java.io.Serializable;

/** An ordering that uses the natural order of the string representation of the values. */
@GwtCompatible
final class UsingToStringOrdering extends Ordering<Object> implements Serializable {
  static final UsingToStringOrdering INSTANCE = new UsingToStringOrdering();

  @Override
  public int compare(Object left, Object right) {
    return left.toString().compareTo(right.toString());
  }

   *
   * <p>The comparator is serializable.
   *
   * <p><b>Java 8+ users:</b> Use {@code Comparator.comparing(Object::toString)} instead.
   */
  public static Ordering<Object> usingToString() {
    return UsingToStringOrdering.INSTANCE;
  }

  /**
   * Returns an arbitrary ordering over all objects, for which {@code compare(a, b) == 0} implies