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SqlHierarchyId.LessThan Operator

Evaluates whether one specified SqlHierarchyId node is less than another.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Types
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Types (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Types.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Operator < ( _
    hid1 As SqlHierarchyId, _
    hid2 As SqlHierarchyId _
) As SqlBoolean
'Usage
Dim hid1 As SqlHierarchyId
Dim hid2 As SqlHierarchyId
Dim returnValue As SqlBoolean

returnValue = (hid1 < hid2)

public static SqlBoolean operator <(
    SqlHierarchyId hid1,
    SqlHierarchyId hid2
)

public:
static SqlBoolean operator <(
    SqlHierarchyId hid1, 
    SqlHierarchyId hid2
)

static let inline (<)
        hid1:SqlHierarchyId * 
        hid2:SqlHierarchyId  : SqlBoolean

JScript supports the use of overloaded operators, but not the declaration of new ones.

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlBoolean
Boolean . Returns true if hid1 is less than hid2; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Returns nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if either hid1 or hid2 are nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

This member is static.