Compares the relative values of two
Nullable objects.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Shared Function Compare(Of T As Structure) ( _
n1 As Nullable(Of T), _
n2 As Nullable(Of T) _
) As Integer
Dim n1 As Nullable(Of T)
Dim n2 As Nullable(Of T)
Dim returnValue As Integer
returnValue = Nullable.Compare(n1, n2)
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public static int Compare<T> (
Nullable<T> n1,
Nullable<T> n2
) where T : struct
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public:
generic<typename T> where T : ValueType
static int Compare (
Nullable<T> n1,
Nullable<T> n2
)
J# supports the use of generic types and methods, but not the declaration of new ones.
JScript does not support generic types and methods.
Type Parameters
- T
The underlying value type of the n1 and n2 parameters.
Parameters
- n1
A Nullable object.
- n2
A Nullable object.
Return Value
An integer that indicates the relative values of the
n1 and
n2 parameters.
| Return Value | Description |
| Less than zero | The HasValue property for n1 is false, and the HasValue property for n2 is true. -or- The HasValue properties for n1 and n2 are true, and the value of the Value property for n1 is less than the value of the Value property for n2. |
| Zero | The HasValue properties for n1 and n2 are false. -or- The HasValue properties for n1 and n2 are true, and the value of the Value property for n1 is equal to the value of the Value property for n2. |
| Greater than zero | The HasValue property for n1 is true, and the HasValue property for n2 is false. -or- The HasValue properties for n1 and n2 are true, and the value of the Value property for n1 is greater than the value of the Value property for n2. |

Platforms
Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

Version Information
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.0, 2.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 2.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: 1.0

See Also