code: public static boolean less(Object value1, Object value2) {
  		Double number1 = DoubleConverter.toNullableDouble(value1);
  		Double number2 = DoubleConverter.toNullableDouble(value2);
  
  		if (number1 == null || number2 == null)
  			return false;
  
  		return number1.doubleValue() < number2.doubleValue();
  	}
docs: Checks if first value is less than the second one. The operation can be
  performed over numbers or strings.
  
  @param value1 the first value to compare
  @param value2 the second value to compare
  @return true if the first value is less than second and false otherwise.