Returns true if the first double is considered less than the second double. - Java java.lang

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Returns true if the first double is considered less than the second double.

Demo Code

/**// w  w w .j  a v a 2  s  .  com
 * Copyright 27.04.2012 Alex Vikulov (vikuloff@gmail.com)

   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
   You may obtain a copy of the License at

     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */
//package com.java2s;

public class Main {
    private final static double EPSILON = 0.000001;

    /**
     * Returns true if the first double is considered less than the second
     * double.  Test if the difference of second minus first is greater then
     * .00001.  This should be fine when comparing prices, because prices have a
     * precision of .001.
     *
     * @param a first double
     * @param b second double
     * @return true if the first double is considered less than the second
     *              double
     */
    public static boolean lessThan(double a, double b) {
        return lessThan(a, b, EPSILON);
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if the first double is considered less than the second
     * double.  Test if the difference of second minus first is greater then
     * a given double (epsilon).  Determining the given epsilon is highly
     * dependant on the precision of the doubles that are being compared.
     *
     * @param a first double
     * @param b second double
     * @return true if the first double is considered less than the second
     *              double
     */
    public static boolean lessThan(double a, double b, double epsilon) {
        return b - a > epsilon;
    }
}

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