String::Compare Method
Compares two specified String objects and returns an integer that indicates their relative position in the sort order.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
  | Compare(String^, Int32, String^, Int32, Int32) | Compares substrings of two specified String objects and returns an integer that indicates their relative position in the sort order. |
| Compare(String^, Int32, String^, Int32, Int32, Boolean) | Compares substrings of two specified String objects, ignoring or honoring their case, and returns an integer that indicates their relative position in the sort order. |
| Compare(String^, Int32, String^, Int32, Int32, Boolean, CultureInfo^) | Compares substrings of two specified String objects, ignoring or honoring their case and using culture-specific information to influence the comparison, and returns an integer that indicates their relative position in the sort order. |
| Compare(String^, Int32, String^, Int32, Int32, CultureInfo^, CompareOptions) | Compares substrings of two specified String objects using the specified comparison options and culture-specific information to influence the comparison, and returns an integer that indicates the relationship of the two substrings to each other in the sort order. |
| Compare(String^, Int32, String^, Int32, Int32, StringComparison) | Compares substrings of two specified String objects using the specified rules, and returns an integer that indicates their relative position in the sort order. |
| Compare(String^, String^) | Compares two specified String objects and returns an integer that indicates their relative position in the sort order. |
| Compare(String^, String^, Boolean) | Compares two specified String objects, ignoring or honoring their case, and returns an integer that indicates their relative position in the sort order. |
| Compare(String^, String^, Boolean, CultureInfo^) | Compares two specified String objects, ignoring or honoring their case, and using culture-specific information to influence the comparison, and returns an integer that indicates their relative position in the sort order. |
| Compare(String^, String^, CultureInfo^, CompareOptions) | Compares two specified String objects using the specified comparison options and culture-specific information to influence the comparison, and returns an integer that indicates the relationship of the two strings to each other in the sort order. |
| Compare(String^, String^, StringComparison) | Compares two specified String objects using the specified rules, and returns an integer that indicates their relative position in the sort order. |
All overloads of the Comparemethod return a 32-bit signed integer indicating the lexical relationship between the two comparands.
Value | Condition |
|---|---|
Less than zero | The first substring precedes the second substring in the sort order. |
Zero | The substrings occur in the same position in the sort order, or length is zero. |
Greater than zero | The first substring follows the second substring in the sort order. |
 Warning |
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Whenever possible, you should call an overload of the Compare method that includes a StringComparison parameter. For more information, see Best Practices for Using Strings in the .NET Framework. |