Unsafe.IsAddressLessThan<T>(T, T) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Runtime.CompilerServices

Assembly:: System.Runtime.dll

Assembly:: System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.dll

Assemblies:: System.Runtime.dll, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.dll

Package:: System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe v6.1.0

Source:: Unsafe.cs

Source:: Unsafe.cs

Source:: Unsafe.cs

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Returns a value that indicates whether a specified managed pointer is less than another specified managed pointer.

public:
generic <typename T>
 static bool IsAddressLessThan(T % left, T % right);

public static bool IsAddressLessThan<T>(ref T left, ref T right);

static member IsAddressLessThan : 'T * 'T -> bool

Public Shared Function IsAddressLessThan(Of T) (ByRef left As T, ByRef right As T) As Boolean

Type Parameters

T

The elemental type of the managed pointer.

Parameters

left: T

The first managed pointer to compare.

right: T

The second managed pointer to compare.

Returns

Boolean

true if left is less than right; otherwise, false.

Remarks

This check is conceptually similar to (void*)(&left) < (void*)(&right).

The return value of this method is a moment-in-time result. If left and right each reference different objects in GC-managed address space, the GC could relocate items between calls, causing the result of this method to change.

The return value is guaranteed stable if left and right point to the same managed object.

Applies to

Product	Versions
.NET	Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
.NET Standard	2.0 (package-provided)

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