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org.jfree.date.SerialDate
909 * @param other the date being compared to.
910 *
911 * @return the difference between this and the other date.
912 */
913 public abstract int compare(SerialDate other);
914 
915 /**
916 * Returns true if this SerialDate represents the same date as the 
917 * specified SerialDate.
918 *
919 * @param other the date being compared to.
920 *
921 * @return true if this SerialDate represents the same date as 
922 * the specified SerialDate.
923 */
924 public abstract boolean isOn(SerialDate other);
925 
926 /**
927 * Returns true if this SerialDate represents an earlier date compared to
928 * the specified SerialDate.
929 *
930 * @param other The date being compared to.
931 *
932 * @return true if this SerialDate represents an earlier date 
933 * compared to the specified SerialDate.
934 */
935 public abstract boolean isBefore(SerialDate other);
936 
937 /**
938 * Returns true if this SerialDate represents the same date as the 
939 * specified SerialDate.
940 *
941 * @param other the date being compared to.
942 *
943 * @return true if this SerialDate represents the same date
944 * as the specified SerialDate.
945 */
946 public abstract boolean isOnOrBefore(SerialDate other);
947 
948 /**
949 * Returns true if this SerialDate represents the same date as the 
950 * specified SerialDate.
951 *
952 * @param other the date being compared to.
953 *
954 * @return true if this SerialDate represents the same date
955 * as the specified SerialDate.
956 */
957 public abstract boolean isAfter(SerialDate other);
958 
959 /**
960 * Returns true if this SerialDate represents the same date as the 
961 * specified SerialDate.
962 *
963 * @param other the date being compared to.
964 *
965 * @return true if this SerialDate represents the same date
966 * as the specified SerialDate.
967 */
968 public abstract boolean isOnOrAfter(SerialDate other);
969 
970 /**
971 * Returns true if this {@link SerialDate} is within the