/// <summary>
        /// Compares two Literal Nodes
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="a">First Literal Node</param>
        /// <param name="b">Second Literal Node</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static int CompareLiterals(ILiteralNode a, ILiteralNode b)
        {
            if (ReferenceEquals(a, b))
            {
                return(0);
            }
            if (a == null)
            {
                if (b == null)
                {
                    return(0);
                }
                return(-1);
            }
            else if (b == null)
            {
                return(1);
            }

            //Literal Nodes are ordered based on Type and lexical form
            if (a.DataType == null && b.DataType != null)
            {
                //Untyped Literals are less than Typed Literals
                //Return a -1 to indicate this
                return(-1);
            }
            else if (a.DataType != null && b.DataType == null)
            {
                //Typed Literals are greater than Untyped Literals
                //Return a 1 to indicate this
                return(1);
            }
            else if (a.DataType == null && b.DataType == null)
            {
                //If neither are typed use Lexical Ordering on the value
                return(String.CompareOrdinal(a.Value, b.Value));
            }
            else if (EqualityHelper.AreUrisEqual(a.DataType, b.DataType))
            {
                //Are we using a known and orderable DataType?
                String type = a.DataType.AbsoluteUri;
                if (!XmlSpecsHelper.IsSupportedType(type))
                {
                    //Don't know how to order so use lexical order on the value
                    return(String.CompareOrdinal(a.Value, b.Value));
                }
                else
                {
                    try
                    {
                        switch (type)
                        {
                        case XmlSpecsHelper.XmlSchemaDataTypeBoolean:
                            //Can use Lexical ordering for this
                            return(String.Compare(a.Value.ToLower(), b.Value.ToLower(), StringComparison.Ordinal));

                        case XmlSpecsHelper.XmlSchemaDataTypeByte:
                            //Remember that xsd:byte is actually equivalent to SByte in .Net
                            //Extract the Byte Values and compare
                            sbyte aSByte, bSByte;
                            if (SByte.TryParse(a.Value, out aSByte))
                            {
                                if (SByte.TryParse(b.Value, out bSByte))
                                {
                                    return(aSByte.CompareTo(bSByte));
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    return(-1);
                                }
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                if (SByte.TryParse(b.Value, out bSByte))
                                {
                                    return(1);
                                }
                                goto default;
                            }

                        case XmlSpecsHelper.XmlSchemaDataTypeUnsignedByte:
                            //Remember that xsd:unsignedByte is equivalent to Byte in .Net
                            //Extract the Byte Values and compare
                            byte aByte, bByte;
                            if (Byte.TryParse(a.Value, out aByte))
                            {
                                if (Byte.TryParse(b.Value, out bByte))
                                {
                                    return(aByte.CompareTo(bByte));
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    return(-1);
                                }
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                if (Byte.TryParse(b.Value, out bByte))
                                {
                                    return(1);
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    goto default;
                                }
                            }

                        case XmlSpecsHelper.XmlSchemaDataTypeInt:
                        case XmlSpecsHelper.XmlSchemaDataTypeInteger:
                        case XmlSpecsHelper.XmlSchemaDataTypeLong:
                        case XmlSpecsHelper.XmlSchemaDataTypeShort:
                            //Extract the Integer Values and compare
                            long aInt64, bInt64;
                            if (Int64.TryParse(a.Value, out aInt64))
                            {
                                if (Int64.TryParse(b.Value, out bInt64))
                                {
                                    return(aInt64.CompareTo(bInt64));
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    return(-1);
                                }
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                if (Int64.TryParse(b.Value, out bInt64))
                                {
                                    return(1);
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    goto default;
                                }
                            }

                        case XmlSpecsHelper.XmlSchemaDataTypeNegativeInteger:
                        case XmlSpecsHelper.XmlSchemaDataTypeNonPositiveInteger:
                            //Extract the Integer Values, ensure negative and compare
                            long aNegInt, bNegInt;
                            if (Int64.TryParse(a.Value, out aNegInt))
                            {
                                if (Int64.TryParse(b.Value, out bNegInt))
                                {
                                    if (aNegInt >= 0)
                                    {
                                        if (bNegInt >= 0)
                                        {
                                            goto default;
                                        }
                                        else
                                        {
                                            return(1);
                                        }
                                    }
                                    else if (bNegInt >= 0)
                                    {
                                        return(-1);
                                    }
                                    else
                                    {
                                        return(aNegInt.CompareTo(bNegInt));
                                    }
                                }
                                else if (aNegInt >= 0)
                                {
                                    goto default;
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    return(-1);
                                }
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                if (Int64.TryParse(b.Value, out bNegInt))
                                {
                                    if (bNegInt >= 0)
                                    {
                                        goto default;
                                    }
                                    else
                                    {
                                        return(1);
                                    }
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    goto default;
                                }
                            }

                        case XmlSpecsHelper.XmlSchemaDataTypeUnsignedInt:
                        case XmlSpecsHelper.XmlSchemaDataTypeUnsignedLong:
                        case XmlSpecsHelper.XmlSchemaDataTypeUnsignedShort:
                        case XmlSpecsHelper.XmlSchemaDataTypeNonNegativeInteger:
                        case XmlSpecsHelper.XmlSchemaDataTypePositiveInteger:
                            //Unsigned Integers
                            //Note that for NonNegativeInteger and PositiveInteger we don't need to do the
                            //same checking we have to do for their inverse types since parsing into an
                            //Unsigned Long ensures that they must be positive
                            ulong aUInt64, bUInt64;
                            if (UInt64.TryParse(a.Value, out aUInt64))
                            {
                                if (UInt64.TryParse(b.Value, out bUInt64))
                                {
                                    return(aUInt64.CompareTo(bUInt64));
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    return(-1);
                                }
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                if (UInt64.TryParse(b.Value, out bUInt64))
                                {
                                    return(1);
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    goto default;
                                }
                            }

                        case XmlSpecsHelper.XmlSchemaDataTypeDouble:
                            //Extract the Double Values and compare
                            double aDouble, bDouble;
                            if (Double.TryParse(a.Value, NumberStyles.Any, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out aDouble))
                            {
                                if (Double.TryParse(b.Value, out bDouble))
                                {
                                    return(aDouble.CompareTo(bDouble));
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    return(-1);
                                }
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                if (Double.TryParse(b.Value, NumberStyles.Any, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out bDouble))
                                {
                                    return(1);
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    goto default;
                                }
                            }

                        case XmlSpecsHelper.XmlSchemaDataTypeDecimal:
                            //Extract the Decimal Values and compare
                            decimal aDecimal, bDecimal;
                            if (decimal.TryParse(a.Value, NumberStyles.Any, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out aDecimal))
                            {
                                if (decimal.TryParse(b.Value, NumberStyles.Any, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out bDecimal))
                                {
                                    return(aDecimal.CompareTo(bDecimal));
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    return(-1);
                                }
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                if (decimal.TryParse(b.Value, out bDecimal))
                                {
                                    return(1);
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    goto default;
                                }
                            }

                        case XmlSpecsHelper.XmlSchemaDataTypeFloat:
                            //Extract the Float Values and compare
                            float aFloat, bFloat;
                            if (Single.TryParse(a.Value, NumberStyles.Any, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out aFloat))
                            {
                                if (Single.TryParse(b.Value, NumberStyles.Any, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out bFloat))
                                {
                                    return(aFloat.CompareTo(bFloat));
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    return(-1);
                                }
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                if (Single.TryParse(b.Value, NumberStyles.Any, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out bFloat))
                                {
                                    return(1);
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    goto default;
                                }
                            }

                        case XmlSpecsHelper.XmlSchemaDataTypeHexBinary:
                            //Extract the numeric value of the Hex encoded Binary and compare
                            long aHex, bHex;
                            if (Int64.TryParse(a.Value, System.Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber, null, out aHex))
                            {
                                if (Int64.TryParse(b.Value, System.Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber, null, out bHex))
                                {
                                    return(aHex.CompareTo(bHex));
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    return(-1);
                                }
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                if (Int64.TryParse(b.Value, System.Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber, null, out bHex))
                                {
                                    return(1);
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    goto default;
                                }
                            }

                        case XmlSpecsHelper.XmlSchemaDataTypeBase64Binary:
                            //Extract the numeric value of the Base 64 encoded Binary and compare
                            byte[] aBin, bBin;
                            try
                            {
                                aBin = Convert.FromBase64String(a.Value);
                                try
                                {
                                    bBin = Convert.FromBase64String(b.Value);

                                    if (aBin.Length > bBin.Length)
                                    {
                                        return(1);
                                    }
                                    else if (aBin.Length < bBin.Length)
                                    {
                                        return(-1);
                                    }
                                    else
                                    {
                                        for (int i = 0; i < aBin.Length; i++)
                                        {
                                            if (aBin[i] != bBin[i])
                                            {
                                                return(aBin[i].CompareTo(bBin[i]));
                                            }
                                        }
                                        return(0);
                                    }
                                }
                                catch
                                {
                                    return(-1);
                                }
                            }
                            catch
                            {
                                try
                                {
                                    bBin = Convert.FromBase64String(b.Value);
                                    return(1);
                                }
                                catch
                                {
                                    goto default;
                                }
                            }

                        case XmlSpecsHelper.XmlSchemaDataTypeString:
                        //String Type
                        //Can use Lexical Ordering for thisgoto default;

                        case XmlSpecsHelper.XmlSchemaDataTypeAnyUri:
                            //Uri Type
                            //Try and convert to a URI and use lexical ordering
                            Uri aUri, bUri;
                            try
                            {
                                aUri = UriFactory.Create(a.Value);
                                try
                                {
                                    bUri = UriFactory.Create(b.Value);
                                    return(ComparisonHelper.CompareUris(aUri, bUri));
                                }
                                catch
                                {
                                    return(-1);
                                }
                            }
                            catch
                            {
                                try
                                {
                                    bUri = UriFactory.Create(b.Value);
                                    return(1);
                                }
                                catch
                                {
                                    goto default;
                                }
                            }

                        case XmlSpecsHelper.XmlSchemaDataTypeDate:
                        case XmlSpecsHelper.XmlSchemaDataTypeDateTime:
                            //Extract the Date Times and compare
                            DateTimeOffset aDateTimeOffset, bDateTimeOffset;
                            if (DateTimeOffset.TryParse(a.Value, out aDateTimeOffset))
                            {
                                if (DateTimeOffset.TryParse(b.Value, out bDateTimeOffset))
                                {
                                    return(aDateTimeOffset.CompareTo(bDateTimeOffset));
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    return(-1);
                                }
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                if (DateTimeOffset.TryParse(b.Value, out bDateTimeOffset))
                                {
                                    return(1);
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    goto default;
                                }
                            }

                        case XmlSpecsHelper.XmlSchemaDataTypeDuration:
                        case XmlSpecsHelper.XmlSchemaDataTypeDayTimeDuration:
                            //Extract the TimeSpan's and compare
                            TimeSpan aTimeSpan, bTimeSpan;
                            try
                            {
                                aTimeSpan = XmlConvert.ToTimeSpan(a.Value);
                                try
                                {
                                    bTimeSpan = XmlConvert.ToTimeSpan(b.Value);
                                    return(aTimeSpan.CompareTo(bTimeSpan));
                                }
                                catch
                                {
                                    return(-1);
                                }
                            }
                            catch
                            {
                                try
                                {
                                    bTimeSpan = XmlConvert.ToTimeSpan(b.Value);
                                    return(1);
                                }
                                catch
                                {
                                    goto default;
                                }
                            }

                        default:
                            //Don't know how to order so use lexical order
                            return(String.CompareOrdinal(a.Value, b.Value));
                        }
                    }
                    catch
                    {
                        //There was some error suggesting a non-valid value for a type
                        //e.g. "example"^^xsd:integer
                        //In this case just use Lexical Ordering
                        return(String.CompareOrdinal(a.Value, b.Value));
                    }
                }
            }
            else
            {
                //No way of ordering by value if the Data Types are different
                //Order by Data Type Uri
                //This is required or the Value ordering between types won't occur correctly
                return(ComparisonHelper.CompareUris(a.DataType, b.DataType));
            }
        }
 /// <summary>
 /// Returns an Integer indicating the Ordering of this Node compared to another Node
 /// </summary>
 /// <param name="other">Node to test against</param>
 /// <returns></returns>
 public override int CompareTo(IGraphLiteralNode other)
 {
     return(ComparisonHelper.CompareGraphLiterals(this, (IGraphLiteralNode)other));
 }
        /// <summary>
        /// Compares two Nodes.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="x">Node.</param>
        /// <param name="y">Node.</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public int Compare(INode x, INode y)
        {
            if (ReferenceEquals(x, y))
            {
                return(0);
            }

            if (x == null)
            {
                if (y == null)
                {
                    return(0);
                }
                else
                {
                    return(-1);
                }
            }
            else if (y == null)
            {
                return(1);
            }

            if (x is IVirtualIdComparable && y is IVirtualIdComparable)
            {
                if ((x as IVirtualIdComparable).TryCompareVirtualId(y, out int result))
                {
                    return(result);
                }
            }

            if (x.NodeType == NodeType.Literal && y.NodeType == NodeType.Literal)
            {
                // Use faster comparison for literals - standard comparison is valued based
                // and so gets slower as amount of nodes to compare gets larger

                // Sort order for literals is as follows
                // plain literals < language spec'd literals < typed literals
                // Within a category ordering is lexical on modifier, then lexical on lexical value
                ILiteralNode a = (ILiteralNode)x;
                ILiteralNode b = (ILiteralNode)y;

                if (a.DataType != null)
                {
                    if (b.DataType != null)
                    {
                        // Compare datatypes
                        int c = ComparisonHelper.CompareUris(a.DataType, b.DataType);
                        if (c == 0)
                        {
                            // Same datatype so compare lexical values
                            return(a.Value.CompareTo(b.Value));
                        }
                        // Different datatypes
                        return(c);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        // y is untyped literal so x is greater than y
                        return(1);
                    }
                }
                else if (!a.Language.Equals(string.Empty))
                {
                    if (!b.Language.Equals(string.Empty))
                    {
                        // Compare language specifiers
                        int c = a.Language.CompareTo(b.Language);
                        if (c == 0)
                        {
                            // Same language so compare lexical values
                            return(a.Value.CompareTo(b.Value));
                        }
                        // Different language specifiers
                        return(c);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        // y in plain literal so x is greater then y
                        return(1);
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    // Plain literals so just compare lexical value
                    return(a.Value.CompareTo(b.Value));
                }
            }
            else
            {
                // Non-literal nodes use their normal IComparable implementations
                return(x.CompareTo(y));
            }
        }
 /// <summary>
 /// Compares two URIs
 /// </summary>
 /// <param name="x">URI</param>
 /// <param name="y">URI</param>
 /// <returns></returns>
 public int Compare(Uri x, Uri y)
 {
     return(ComparisonHelper.CompareUris(x, y));
 }