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-/*
- * This file is part of OpenTTD.
- * OpenTTD is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.
- * OpenTTD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
- * See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with OpenTTD. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-/** @file string_compare_type.hpp Comparator class for "const char *" so it can be used as a key for std::map */
-
-#ifndef STRING_COMPARE_TYPE_HPP
-#define STRING_COMPARE_TYPE_HPP
-
-/** Comparator for strings. */
-struct StringCompare {
-	/**
-	 * Compare two strings.
-	 * @param a The first string.
-	 * @param b The second string.
-	 * @return True is the first string is deemed "lower" than the second string.
-	 */
-	bool operator () (const char *a, const char *b) const
-	{
-		return strcmp(a, b) < 0;
-	}
-};
-
-#endif /* STRING_COMPARE_TYPE_HPP */