Updated: December 2010
Compares two specified String objects and returns an integer that indicates their relative position in the sort order.
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.gif) .gif) | Compare(String, String) | Compares two specified String objects and returns an integer that indicates their relative position in the sort order. |
| Compare(String, String, Boolean) | Compares two specified String objects, ignoring or honoring their case, and returns an integer that indicates their relative position in the sort order. |
| Compare(String, String, StringComparison) | Compares two specified String objects using the specified rules, and returns an integer that indicates their relative position in the sort order. |
| Compare(String, String, Boolean, CultureInfo) | Compares two specified String objects, ignoring or honoring their case, and using culture-specific information to influence the comparison, and returns an integer that indicates their relative position in the sort order. |
| Compare(String, String, CultureInfo, CompareOptions) | Compares two specified String objects using the specified comparison options and culture-specific information to influence the comparison, and returns an integer that indicates the relationship of the two strings to each other in the sort order. |
| Compare(String, Int32, String, Int32, Int32) | Compares substrings of two specified String objects and returns an integer that indicates their relative position in the sort order. |
| Compare(String, Int32, String, Int32, Int32, Boolean) | Compares substrings of two specified String objects, ignoring or honoring their case, and returns an integer that indicates their relative position in the sort order. |
| Compare(String, Int32, String, Int32, Int32, StringComparison) | Compares substrings of two specified String objects using the specified rules, and returns an integer that indicates their relative position in the sort order. |
| Compare(String, Int32, String, Int32, Int32, Boolean, CultureInfo) | Compares substrings of two specified String objects, ignoring or honoring their case and using culture-specific information to influence the comparison, and returns an integer that indicates their relative position in the sort order. |
| Compare(String, Int32, String, Int32, Int32, CultureInfo, CompareOptions) | Compares substrings of two specified String objects using the specified comparison options and culture-specific information to influence the comparison, and returns an integer that indicates the relationship of the two substrings to each other in the sort order. |
Remarks
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Whenever possible, you should call an overload of the Compare method that includes a StringComparison parameter. For more information, see Best Practices for Using Strings in the .NET Framework. |
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