Java 11 中的 CharSequence 接口添加了方法 `compare`。为什么不是 Comparable 接口的 compareTo 呢?

CharSequence interface in Java 11 added method `compare`. Why not `compareTo` of Comparable interface?

CharSequence interface gained a new static method in Java 11: compare

这个方法returns一个int

the value 0 if the two CharSequence are equal; a negative integer if the first CharSequence is lexicographically less than the second; or a positive integer if the first CharSequence is lexicographically greater than the second.

这听起来就像 compareTo of Comparable。然而 Java 团队显然选择了 而不是 CharSequence 扩展 Comparable。为什么不?逻辑逃脱了我。

CharSequence::compare 有什么不适合 Comparable::compareTo 的?

String implements CharSequence and Comparable<String> 以来,添加 Comparable<CharSequence> 将无法正常工作。

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post 的提示:CharSequence::compare would be suitable as a Comparator 形式的方法参考。