Array.IStructuralComparable.CompareTo Method
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Determines whether the current collection object precedes, occurs in the same position as, or follows another object in the sort order.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Private Function CompareTo ( _
other As Object, _
comparer As IComparer _
) As Integer Implements IStructuralComparable.CompareTo
int IStructuralComparable.CompareTo(
Object other,
IComparer comparer
)
Parameters
- other
Type: System.Object
The object to compare with the current instance.
- comparer
Type: System.Collections.IComparer
An object that compares the current object and other.
Return Value
Type: System.Int32
An integer that indicates the relationship of the current collection object to other, as shown in the following table.
Return value |
Description |
|---|---|
-1 |
The current instance precedes other. |
0 |
The current instance and other are equal. |
1 |
The current instance follows other. |
Implements
Remarks
This member is an explicit interface member implementation. It can be used only when the Array instance is cast to an System.Collections.IStructuralComparable interface.
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4
Platforms
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