IComparer.Compare Method
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Compares two objects and returns a value indicating whether one is less than, equal to, or greater than the other.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- x
- Type: System.Object
The first object to compare.
- y
- Type: System.Object
The second object to compare.
Return Value
Type: System.Int32A signed integer that indicates the relative values of x and y, as shown in the following table.
Value | Condition |
|---|---|
Less than zero | x is less than y. |
Zero | x equals y. |
Greater than zero | x is greater than y. |
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentException | Neither x nor y implements the IComparable interface. -or- x and y are of different types and neither one can handle comparisons with the other. |
The preferred implementation is to use the CompareTo method of one of the parameters.
Comparing Nothing with any type is allowed and does not generate an exception when using IComparable. When sorting, Nothing is considered to be less than any other object.