Enum.CompareTo Method

Parameters

• target
  Type: System.Object
  An object to compare, or nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Return Value

Type: System.Int32
A signed number indicating the relationship of this instance to target.

Public Class Example

   Enum VehicleDoors
      Motorbike = 0
      Sportscar = 2
      Sedan = 4
      Hatchback = 5
   End Enum

   Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
      Dim myVeh As VehicleDoors = VehicleDoors.Sportscar
      Dim yourVeh As VehicleDoors = VehicleDoors.Motorbike
      Dim otherVeh As VehicleDoors = VehicleDoors.Sedan

      Dim output As String

      If myVeh.CompareTo(yourVeh) > 0 Then output = "Yes" Else output = "No"
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("Does a {0} have more doors than a {1}?", myVeh, yourVeh) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("{0}{1}", output, vbCrLf) & vbCrLf

      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("Does a {0} have more doors than a {1}?", myVeh, otherVeh) & vbCrLf
      If myVeh.CompareTo(otherVeh) > 0 Then output = "Yes" Else output = "No"
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("{0}", output) & vbCrLf
   End Sub 'Main
End Class 'CompareToTest

using System;

public class Example
{
   enum VehicleDoors { Motorbike = 0, Sportscar = 2, Sedan = 4, Hatchback = 5 };

   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {
      VehicleDoors myVeh = VehicleDoors.Sportscar;
      VehicleDoors yourVeh = VehicleDoors.Motorbike;
      VehicleDoors otherVeh = VehicleDoors.Sedan;

      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Does a {0} have more doors than a {1}?", myVeh, yourVeh) + "\n";
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("{0}{1}", myVeh.CompareTo(yourVeh) > 0 ? "Yes" : "No", "\n") + "\n";

      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Does a {0} have more doors than a {1}?", myVeh, otherVeh) + "\n";
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("{0}", myVeh.CompareTo(otherVeh) > 0 ? "Yes" : "No") + "\n";
   }
}