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Operators.CompareString Method

.NET Framework 4.5

This API supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

Performs binary or text string comparison when given two strings.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualBasic (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Syntax

C++

public static int CompareString(
	string Left,
	string Right,
	bool TextCompare
)

Parameters

Left: Type: System.String
Required. Any String expression.

Right: Type: System.String
Required. Any String expression.

TextCompare: Type: System.Boolean
Required. True to perform a case-insensitive string comparison; otherwise, False.

Return Value

Type: System.Int32

Value	Condition
-1	Left is less than Right.
0	Left is equal to Right.
1	Left is greater than Right.

Remarks

This class supports the Visual Basic compiler and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

Reference

Operators Class

Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices Namespace

Other Resources

Comparison Operators (Visual Basic)

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