TimeSpan.Compare Method (TimeSpan, TimeSpan)
.NET Framework (current version)
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.
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
Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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