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part of dart.core;

/// An enumerated value.
///
/// This class is implemented by all types and values
/// introduced using an `enum` declaration.
/// Non-platform classes cannot implement, extend or
/// mix in this class.
@Since("2.14")
abstract class Enum {
  /// A numeric identifier for the enumerated value.
  ///
  /// The values of a single enumeration are numbered
  /// consecutively from zero to one less than the
  /// number of values.
  /// This is also the index of the value in the
  /// enumerated type's static `values` list.
  int get index;

  /// Compares two enum values by their [index].
  ///
  /// A generic [Comparator] function for enum types which
  /// orders enum values by their [index] value, which corresponds
  /// to the source order of the enum element declarations in
  /// the `enum` declaration.
  @Since("2.15")
  static int compareByIndex<T extends Enum>(T value1, T value2) =>
      value1.index - value2.index;
}