atComparator()</b> doesn't follow pointers, since the data is assumed to be serialized.&nbsp; Also, since <b>IXFormatComparator()</b> uses the other comparator functions to perform its comparisons, only the first valid component is used, except that the following pairs are legal:</font></td></tr>

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