Compare Method

VersionComparer Compare Method

CleanCode C# Libraries v1.2.03 API

Compares two objects and returns a value indicating whether one is less than, equal to, or greater than the other.

Namespace: CleanCode.IO
Assembly: CleanCode (in CleanCode.dll) Version: 1.2.3.0 (1.2.03)

Syntax

public int Compare(
	Object x,
	Object y
)

public int Compare(
	Object x,
	Object y
)

Public Function Compare ( _
	x As Object, _
	y As Object _
) As Integer

Public Function Compare ( _
	x As Object, _
	y As Object _
) As Integer

public:
virtual int Compare(
	Object^ x, 
	Object^ y
) sealed

public:
virtual int Compare(
	Object^ x, 
	Object^ y
) sealed

Negative number if x is greater than y. Zero if x equals y. Positive number if x is less than y.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
System ArgumentException	Neither x nor y implements the IComparable interface or x and y are of different types and neither one can handle comparisons with the other.