Package org.optaplanner.core.impl.exhaustivesearch.node.comparator

## Class ScoreFirstNodeComparator

- java.lang.Object
- - org.optaplanner.core.impl.exhaustivesearch.node.comparator.ScoreFirstNodeComparator

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    `Serializable`, `Comparator<ExhaustiveSearchNode>`

      public class ScoreFirstNodeComparator
      extends Object
      implements Comparator<ExhaustiveSearchNode>, Serializable

  Investigate the nodes with a better optimistic bound first, then deeper nodes.
  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `ScoreFirstNodeComparator​(boolean scoreBounderEnabled)` |

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `int` | `compare​(ExhaustiveSearchNode a, ExhaustiveSearchNode b)` |

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

      `equals, reversed, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### ScoreFirstNodeComparator

          public ScoreFirstNodeComparator​(boolean scoreBounderEnabled)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### compare

          public int compare​(ExhaustiveSearchNode a,
                             ExhaustiveSearchNode b)

      Specified by:
        `compare` in interface `Comparator<ExhaustiveSearchNode>`