public boolean isClientNewerThan(String version){
  if (clientVersion == null) {
    return false;
  }
  return Version.compare(clientVersion,version) > 0;
}

public boolean isClientNewerThan ( String version ) { if ( clientVersion == null ) { return false ; } return Version . compare ( clientVersion , version ) > 0 ; }
checks if the client is newer than the requested version
