TimeSpan.Compare Method
Compares two TimeSpan values and returns an integer that indicates whether the first value is shorter than, equal to, or longer than the second value.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- t1
- Type: System.TimeSpan
The first time interval to compare.
- t2
- Type: System.TimeSpan
The second time interval to compare.
Return Value
Type: System.Int32One of the following values.
Value | Description |
|---|---|
-1 | t1 is shorter than t2. |
0 | t1 is equal to t2. |
1 | t1 is longer than t2. |
The following example uses the Compare method to compare several TimeSpan objects with a TimeSpan object whose value is a 2-hour time interval.
using System; class Example { static void Main() { // Define a time interval equal to two hours. TimeSpan baseInterval = new TimeSpan( 2, 0, 0); // Define an array of time intervals to compare with // the base interval. TimeSpan[] spans = { TimeSpan.FromSeconds(-2.5), TimeSpan.FromMinutes(20), TimeSpan.FromHours(1), TimeSpan.FromMinutes(90), baseInterval, TimeSpan.FromDays(.5), TimeSpan.FromDays(1) }; // Compare the time intervals. foreach (var span in spans) { int result = TimeSpan.Compare(baseInterval, span); Console.WriteLine("{0} {1} {2} (Compare returns {3})", baseInterval, result == 1 ? ">" : result == 0 ? "=" : "<", span, result); } } } // The example displays the following output: // 02:00:00 > -00:00:02.5000000 (Compare return // 02:00:00 > 00:20:00 (Compare returns 1 // 02:00:00 > 01:00:00 (Compare returns 1 // 02:00:00 > 01:30:00 (Compare returns 1 // 02:00:00 = 02:00:00 (Compare returns 0 // 02:00:00 < 12:00:00 (Compare returns -1 // 02:00:00 < 1.00:00:00 (Compare returns -1
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)
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