code: private static int compareInt(final int a, final int b) {
  		int result = 0;
  		if (a > b) {
  			result = 1;
  		} else if (a < b) {
  			result = -1;
  		}
  		return result;
  	}
docs: Compares to integers.
  
  @param a
  first integer
  @param b
  second integer
  @return {@code -1} if {@code a} is less, {@code 0} if equal, or {@code 1} if greater than {@code b}