MemoryExtensions.CompareTo Method

Definition

Namespace:

System

Assembly:

System.Memory.dll

Source:

MemoryExtensions.Globalization.cs

Compares one character span with another using a specified string comparison, and returns an integer that indicates their relative position in the sort order.

public:
[System::Runtime::CompilerServices::Extension]
 static int CompareTo(ReadOnlySpan<char> span, ReadOnlySpan<char> other, StringComparison comparisonType);

public static int CompareTo (this ReadOnlySpan<char> span, ReadOnlySpan<char> other, StringComparison comparisonType);

static member CompareTo : ReadOnlySpan<char> * ReadOnlySpan<char> * StringComparison -> int

<Extension()>
Public Function CompareTo (span As ReadOnlySpan(Of Char), other As ReadOnlySpan(Of Char), comparisonType As StringComparison) As Integer

Parameters

span

ReadOnlySpan<Char>

The source span.

other

ReadOnlySpan<Char>

The value to compare with the source span.

comparisonType

StringComparison

An enumeration value that determines how span and other are compared.

Returns

Int32

A signed integer that indicates the relative order of span and other:
- If less than 0, span precedes than other.
- If 0, span equals other.
- If greater than 0, span follows other.