assertTrue(left.compareTo(right) < 0);
assertTrue(right.compareTo(left) > 0);
// ensure that we are consistent when comparing to the base class
RecordIdentifier ri = new RecordIdentifier(1, 2, 3);
assertEquals(1, ri.compareTo(left));
assertEquals(-1, left.compareTo(ri));
assertEquals(false, ri.equals(left));
assertEquals(false, left.equals(ri));
}