Nullable.Compare(Of T) Method
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Compares the relative values of two Nullable(Of T) objects.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
'Declaration Public Shared Function Compare(Of T As {Structure, New}) ( _ n1 As Nullable(Of T), _ n2 As Nullable(Of T) _ ) As Integer
Type Parameters
- T
The underlying value type of the n1 and n2 parameters.
Parameters
- n1
- Type: System.Nullable(Of T)
A Nullable(Of T) object.
- n2
- Type: System.Nullable(Of T)
A Nullable(Of T) object.
Return Value
Type: System.Int32An integer that indicates the relative values of the n1 and n2 parameters.
Return Value | Description |
|---|---|
Less than zero | The HasValue property for n1 is false, and the HasValue property for n2 is true. -or- The HasValue properties for n1 and n2 are true, and the value of the Value property for n1 is less than the value of the Value property for n2. |
Zero | The HasValue properties for n1 and n2 are false. -or- The HasValue properties for n1 and n2 are true, and the value of the Value property for n1 is equal to the value of the Value property for n2. |
Greater than zero | The HasValue property for n1 is true, and the HasValue property for n2 is false. -or- The HasValue properties for n1 and n2 are true, and the value of the Value property for n1 is greater than the value of the Value property for n2. |