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The Coverity Prevent Version 5.0 MUTABLE_COMPARISON checker can detect the instances where compareTo method is reading from a non-constant field. If the non-constant field is modified, the value of compareTo might change, which may break program invariants.
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This rule appears in the C++ Secure Coding Standard as ARR40-CPP. Use a valid ordering rule.
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