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IComparer Interface

Silverlight

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Exposes a method that compares two objects.

Namespace: System.Collections
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

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[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public interface IComparer

The IComparer type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Compare	Compares two objects and returns a value indicating whether one is less than, equal to, or greater than the other.

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Remarks

This interface is used in conjunction with the Array.Sort and Array.BinarySearch methods. It provides a way to customize the sort order of a collection.

For the generic version of this interface, see System.Collections.Generic.IComparer<T>.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Reference

System.Collections Namespace

System.Collections.Generic.IComparer<T>

Thread.CurrentCulture

System.Globalization.CompareInfo

System.Globalization.CultureInfo

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