Tuple<T1, T2, T3, T4>.IComparable.CompareTo Method
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Compares the current Tuple<T1, T2, T3, T4> object to a specified object and returns an integer that indicates whether the current object is before, after, or in the same position as the specified object in the sort order.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Private Function CompareTo ( _
obj As Object _
) As Integer Implements IComparable.CompareTo
int IComparable.CompareTo(
Object obj
)
Parameters
- obj
Type: System.Object
An object to compare with the current instance.
Return Value
Type: System.Int32
A signed integer that indicates the relative position of this instance and obj in the sort order, as shown in the following table.
Value |
Description |
|---|---|
A negative integer |
This instance precedes obj. |
Zero |
This instance and obj have the same position in the sort order. |
A positive integer |
This instance follows obj. |
Implements
Remarks
This member is an explicit interface member implementation. It can be used only when the Tuple<T1, T2, T3, T4> instance is cast to an IComparable interface.
This method provides the IComparable.CompareTo implementation for the Tuple<T1, T2, T3, T4> class. Although the method can be called directly, it is most commonly called by the default overloads of collection sorting methods, such as Array.Sort(Array), to order the members of a collection.
.gif "Caution note") Caution: |
|---|
The IComparable.CompareTo method is intended for use in sorting operations. It should not be used when the primary purpose of a comparison is to determine whether two objects are equal. To determine whether two objects are equal, call the Equals method. |
The IComparable.CompareTo method uses the Comparer<T>.Default comparer.
Examples
The following example creates an array of Tuple<T1, T2, T3, T4> objects whose components consist of a baseball pitcher's name, number of innings pitched, and number of hits and earned runs given up. It displays the components of each tuple in the array in unsorted order, sorts the array, and then calls ToString to display each tuple in sorted order. The output shows that the array has been sorted by name, which is the first component. Note that the example does not directly call the IComparable.CompareTo(Object) method. This method is called implicitly by the Sort(Array) method for each element in the array.
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Module Example
Public Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
Dim pitchers() = _
{ Tuple.Create("McHale, Joe", 240.1d, 221, 96), _
Tuple.Create("Paul, Dave", 233.1d, 231, 84), _
Tuple.Create("Williams, Mike", 193.2d, 183, 86), _
Tuple.Create("Blair, Jack", 168.1d, 146, 65), _
Tuple.Create("Henry, Walt", 140.1d, 96, 30), _
Tuple.Create("Lee, Adam", 137.2d, 109, 45), _
Tuple.Create("Rohr, Don", 101.0d, 110, 42) }
' Display the array in unsorted order.
outputBlock.Text &= "The values in unsorted order:" & vbCrLf
For Each pitcher In pitchers
outputBlock.Text &= pitcher.ToString() & vbCrLf
Next
outputBlock.Text &= vbCrLf
' Sort the array
Array.Sort(pitchers)
' Display the array in sorted order.
outputBlock.Text &= "The values in sorted order:" & vbCrLf
For Each pitcher In pitchers
outputBlock.Text &= pitcher.ToString() & vbCrLf
Next
End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
' The values in unsorted order:
' (McHale, Joe, 240.1, 221, 96)
' (Paul, Dave, 233.1, 231, 84)
' (Williams, Mike, 193.2, 183, 86)
' (Blair, Jack, 168.1, 146, 65)
' (Henry, Walt, 140.1, 96, 30)
' (Lee, Adam, 137.2, 109, 45)
' (Rohr, Don, 101, 110, 42)
'
' The values in sorted order:
' (Blair, Jack, 168.1, 146, 65)
' (Henry, Walt, 140.1, 96, 30)
' (Lee, Adam, 137.2, 109, 45)
' (McHale, Joe, 240.1, 221, 96)
' (Paul, Dave, 233.1, 231, 84)
' (Rohr, Don, 101, 110, 42)
' (Williams, Mike, 193.2, 183, 86)
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class Example
{
public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
{
Tuple<string, decimal, int, int>[] pitchers =
{ Tuple.Create("McHale, Joe", 240.1m, 221, 96),
Tuple.Create("Paul, Dave", 233.1m, 231, 84),
Tuple.Create("Williams, Mike", 193.2m, 183, 86),
Tuple.Create("Blair, Jack", 168.1m, 146, 65),
Tuple.Create("Henry, Walt", 140.1m, 96, 30),
Tuple.Create("Lee, Adam", 137.2m, 109, 45),
Tuple.Create("Rohr, Don", 101.0m, 110, 42) };
// Display the array in unsorted order.
outputBlock.Text += "The values in unsorted order:" + "\n";
foreach (var pitcher in pitchers)
outputBlock.Text += pitcher.ToString() + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += "\n";
// Sort the array
Array.Sort(pitchers);
// Display the array in sorted order.
outputBlock.Text += "The values in sorted order:" + "\n";
foreach (var pitcher in pitchers)
outputBlock.Text += pitcher.ToString() + "\n";
}
}
// The example displays the following output;
// The values in unsorted order:
// (McHale, Joe, 240.1, 221, 96)
// (Paul, Dave, 233.1, 231, 84)
// (Williams, Mike, 193.2, 183, 86)
// (Blair, Jack, 168.1, 146, 65)
// (Henry, Walt, 140.1, 96, 30)
// (Lee, Adam, 137.2, 109, 45)
// (Rohr, Don, 101, 110, 42)
//
// The values in sorted order:
// (Blair, Jack, 168.1, 146, 65)
// (Henry, Walt, 140.1, 96, 30)
// (Lee, Adam, 137.2, 109, 45)
// (McHale, Joe, 240.1, 221, 96)
// (Paul, Dave, 233.1, 231, 84)
// (Rohr, Don, 101, 110, 42)
// (Williams, Mike, 193.2, 183, 86)
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4
Platforms
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