in asdoc/library/closure/goog/dom/dom.js [1543:1610]
goog.dom.compareNodeOrder = function(node1, node2) {
// Fall out quickly for equality.
if (node1 == node2) {
return 0;
}
// Use compareDocumentPosition where available
if (node1.compareDocumentPosition) {
// 4 is the bitmask for FOLLOWS.
return node1.compareDocumentPosition(node2) & 2 ? 1 : -1;
}
// Special case for document nodes on IE 7 and 8.
if (goog.userAgent.IE && !goog.userAgent.isDocumentModeOrHigher(9)) {
if (node1.nodeType == goog.dom.NodeType.DOCUMENT) {
return -1;
}
if (node2.nodeType == goog.dom.NodeType.DOCUMENT) {
return 1;
}
}
// Process in IE using sourceIndex - we check to see if the first node has
// a source index or if its parent has one.
if ('sourceIndex' in node1 ||
(node1.parentNode && 'sourceIndex' in node1.parentNode)) {
var isElement1 = node1.nodeType == goog.dom.NodeType.ELEMENT;
var isElement2 = node2.nodeType == goog.dom.NodeType.ELEMENT;
if (isElement1 && isElement2) {
return node1.sourceIndex - node2.sourceIndex;
} else {
var parent1 = node1.parentNode;
var parent2 = node2.parentNode;
if (parent1 == parent2) {
return goog.dom.compareSiblingOrder_(node1, node2);
}
if (!isElement1 && goog.dom.contains(parent1, node2)) {
return -1 * goog.dom.compareParentsDescendantNodeIe_(node1, node2);
}
if (!isElement2 && goog.dom.contains(parent2, node1)) {
return goog.dom.compareParentsDescendantNodeIe_(node2, node1);
}
return (isElement1 ? node1.sourceIndex : parent1.sourceIndex) -
(isElement2 ? node2.sourceIndex : parent2.sourceIndex);
}
}
// For Safari, we compare ranges.
var doc = goog.dom.getOwnerDocument(node1);
var range1, range2;
range1 = doc.createRange();
range1.selectNode(node1);
range1.collapse(true);
range2 = doc.createRange();
range2.selectNode(node2);
range2.collapse(true);
return range1.compareBoundaryPoints(
goog.global['Range'].START_TO_END, range2);
};