BigInteger::CompareTo Method (Object)
Compares this instance to a specified object and returns an integer that indicates whether the value of this instance is less than, equal to, or greater than the value of the specified object.
Assembly: System.Numerics (in System.Numerics.dll)
Parameters
- obj
- Type: System::Object
The object to compare.
Return Value
Type: System::Int32A signed integer that indicates the relationship of the current instance to the obj parameter, as shown in the following table.
Return value | Description |
|---|---|
Less than zero | The current instance is less than obj. |
Zero | The current instance equals obj. |
Greater than zero | The current instance is greater than obj, or the obj parameter is nullptr. |
Implements
IComparable::CompareTo(Object)| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentException | obj is not a BigInteger. |
This overload of the CompareTo method implements the IComparable::CompareTo method. It is used by non-generic collection objects to order the items in the collection.
The obj parameter must be one of the following:
An object whose run-time type is BigInteger.
An Object variable whose value is nullptr. If the value of the obj parameter is nullptr, the method returns 1, which indicates that that the current instance is greater than obj.
The following example calls the CompareTo(Object) method to compare a BigInteger value with each element in an object array
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
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