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SqlDateTime.CompareTo Method (SqlDateTime)

.NET Framework 4

Compares this SqlDateTime structure to the supplied SqlDateTime structure and returns an indication of their relative values.

Namespace: System.Data.SqlTypes
Assembly: System.Data (in System.Data.dll)

Syntax

C++

public int CompareTo(
	SqlDateTime value
)

Parameters

value: Type: System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlDateTime
The SqlDateTime structure to be compared.

Return Value

Type: System.Int32
A signed number that indicates the relative values of the instance and the object.

Return value	Condition
Less than zero	This instance is less than SqlDateTime.
Zero	This instance is the same as SqlDateTime.
Greater than zero	This instance is greater than SqlDateTime -or- SqlDateTime is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic)

Return value

Condition

Less than zero

This instance is less than SqlDateTime.

Zero

This instance is the same as SqlDateTime.

Greater than zero

This instance is greater than SqlDateTime

-or-

SqlDateTime is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic)

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

SqlDateTime Structure

CompareTo Overload

System.Data.SqlTypes Namespace

Other Resources

SQL Server Data Types and ADO.NET

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