Compares two objects and returns a value indicating whether one is less than, equal to, or greater than the other.
(in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Function Compare ( _
x As T, _
y As T _
) As Integer
Dim instance As IComparer
Dim x As T
Dim y As T
Dim returnValue As Integer
returnValue = instance.Compare(x, y)
function Compare(
x : T,
y : T
) : int
Parameters
- x
- Type: T
The first object to compare.
- y
- Type: T
The second object to compare.
Return Value
Type:
System..::.Int32Value | Condition |
|---|
Less than zero |
x is less than y. |
Zero |
x equals y. |
Greater than zero |
x is greater than y. |
Implement this method to provide a customized sort order comparison for type T.
Comparing nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) with any reference type is allowed and does not generate an exception. A null reference is considered to be less than any reference that is not null.
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 2.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
Reference