Updated: May 2010
Returns a default sort order comparer for the type specified by the generic argument.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Public Shared ReadOnly Property Default As Comparer(Of T)public static Comparer<T> Default { get; }public:
static property Comparer<T>^ Default {
Comparer<T>^ get ();
}static member Default : Comparer<'T>
Property Value
Type: System.Collections.GenericAn object that inherits Comparer
The Comparer
For string comparisons, the StringComparer class is recommended over Comparer<String> (Comparer(Of String) in Visual Basic). Properties of the StringComparer class return predefined instances that perform string comparisons with different combinations of culture-sensitivity and case-sensitivity. The case-sensitivity and culture-sensitivity are consistent among the members of the same StringComparer instance.
For more information on culture-specific comparisons, see the System.Globalization namespace and Encoding and Localization.
The following example shows how to use the Default property to get an object that performs the default comparison. This example is part of a larger example provided for the Comparer
' Get the default comparer that
' sorts first by the height.
Dim defComp As Comparer(Of Box) = Comparer(Of Box).Default
' Calling Boxes.Sort() with no parameter
' is the same as calling Boxs.Sort(defComp)
' because they are both using the default comparer.
Boxes.Sort()
For Each bx As Box In Boxes
Console.WriteLine("{0}" & vbTab & "{1}" & vbTab & "{2}", _
bx.Height.ToString(), _
bx.Length.ToString(), _
bx.Width.ToString())
Next bx
// Get the default comparer that
// sorts first by the height.
Comparer<Box> defComp = Comparer<Box>.Default;
// Calling Boxes.Sort() with no parameter
// is the same as calling Boxs.Sort(defComp)
// because they are both using the default comparer.
Boxes.Sort();
foreach (Box bx in Boxes)
{
Console.WriteLine("{0}\t{1}\t{2}",
bx.Height.ToString(), bx.Length.ToString(),
bx.Width.ToString());
}
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