IComparable.CompareTo(Object) Method
Definition
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Compares this object with the specified object for order.
[Android.Runtime.Register("compareTo", "(Ljava/lang/Object;)I", "GetCompareTo_Ljava_lang_Object_Handler:Java.Lang.IComparableInvoker, Mono.Android, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null")]
public int CompareTo (Java.Lang.Object o);
[<Android.Runtime.Register("compareTo", "(Ljava/lang/Object;)I", "GetCompareTo_Ljava_lang_Object_Handler:Java.Lang.IComparableInvoker, Mono.Android, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null")>]
abstract member CompareTo : Java.Lang.Object -> int
Parameters
- o
- Object
the object to be compared.
Returns
a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is less than, equal to, or greater than the specified object.
- Attributes
Remarks
Compares this object with the specified object for order. Returns a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is less than, equal to, or greater than the specified object.
The implementor must ensure Integer#signum signum
(x.compareTo(y)) == -signum(y.compareTo(x))
for all x
and y
. (This implies that x.compareTo(y)
must throw an exception if and only if y.compareTo(x)
throws an exception.)
The implementor must also ensure that the relation is transitive: (x.compareTo(y) > 0 && y.compareTo(z) > 0)
implies x.compareTo(z) > 0
.
Finally, the implementor must ensure that x.compareTo(y)==0
implies that signum(x.compareTo(z)) == signum(y.compareTo(z))
, for all z
.
Java documentation for java.lang.Comparable.compareTo(T)
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