KeysConverter.Compare(Object, Object) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:: System.Windows.Forms.dll

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Compares two key values for equivalence.

public:
 virtual int Compare(System::Object ^ a, System::Object ^ b);

public int Compare (object a, object b);

public int Compare (object? a, object? b);

abstract member Compare : obj * obj -> int
override this.Compare : obj * obj -> int

Public Function Compare (a As Object, b As Object) As Integer

Parameters

a: Object

An Object that represents the first key to compare.

b: Object

An Object that represents the second key to compare.

Returns

Int32

An integer indicating the relationship between the two parameters.

Value Type	Condition
A negative integer.	`a` is less than `b`.
0	`a` equals `b`.
A positive integer.	`a` is greater than `b`.

Implements

Compare(Object, Object)

Remarks

This method uses String.Compare to compare the two objects.

Applies to

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