String Methods


.NET Framework Class Library
String..::.Compare Method

Compares two specified String objects and returns an integer that indicates their relationship to one another in the sort order.

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Public methodStatic memberSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkCompare(String, String)Compares two specified String objects and returns an integer that indicates their relationship to one another in the sort order.
Public methodStatic memberSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkCompare(String, String, Boolean)Compares two specified String objects, ignoring or honoring their case, and returns an integer that indicates their relationship to one another in the sort order.
Public methodStatic memberSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkCompare(String, String, StringComparison)Compares two specified String objects. A parameter specifies whether the comparison uses the current or invariant culture, honors or ignores case, and uses word or ordinal sort rules. The method returns an integer that indicates the relationship of the two String objects to one another in the sort order.
Public methodStatic memberSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkCompare(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 relationship to one another in the sort order.
Public methodStatic memberCompare(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.
Public methodStatic memberSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkCompare(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.
Public methodStatic memberSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkCompare(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 relationship to one another in the sort order.
Public methodStatic memberSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkCompare(String, Int32, String, Int32, Int32, StringComparison)Compares substrings of two specified String objects and returns an integer that indicates their relationship to one another in the sort order.
Public methodStatic memberSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkCompare(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. The method returns an integer that indicates their relationship to one another in the sort order.
Public methodStatic memberCompare(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.
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David M. Kean - MSFT
More information on comparing strings

For more information on the correct way to compare strings, see the following article:

New Recommendations for Using Strings in Microsoft .NET 2.0
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms973919.aspx

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