removed __compare magic method, and added operator< instead

2 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/include/base.h b/include/base.h
index e99023b..d0e7e71 100644
--- a/include/base.h
+++ b/include/base.h
@@ -220,18 +220,14 @@ public:
     virtual bool __toBool();
 
     /**
-     *  Compare the object with a different object of the same type
+     *  Comparison operator
      *  
-     *  This method should return 0 if both objects are equal, a negative value
-     *  if the 'this' object is smaller, and a positive value if the 'this'
-     *  object is bigger.
-     * 
-     *  The passed in object is an instance of base
+     *  Check how a different object compares to this object
      * 
      *  @param  that        Object to compare with
      *  @return int
      */
-    virtual bool __compare(const Base &that) const;
+    bool operator<(const Base &that) const;
     
     
 private:
diff --git a/include/class.h b/include/class.h
index eabcec6..427aa64 100644
--- a/include/class.h
+++ b/include/class.h
@@ -197,7 +197,11 @@ private:
         T *t2 = (T *)object2;
         
         // compare the two objects
-        return t1->__compare(*t2);
+        if (*t1 < *t2) return -1;
+        if (*t1 > *t2) return  1;
+        
+        // they must be identical
+        return 0;
     }
     
     /**