return sortkey.compareTo(((vTableElem)v).sortkey);
vValue vkey = ((vTableElem)v).sortkey; int d = sortkey.rank() - vkey.rank(); if (d == 0) { return sortkey.compareTo(vkey); } else { return d; }
    int compareTo(vValue v)	{    	return sortkey.compareTo(((vTableElem)v).sortkey);    }