RuleBasedCollator.Compare(String, String) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Java.Text

Assembly:: Mono.Android.dll

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Compares the character data stored in two different strings based on the collation rules.

[Android.Runtime.Register("compare", "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I", "GetCompare_Ljava_lang_String_Ljava_lang_String_Handler")]
public override int Compare (string? source, string? target);

[<Android.Runtime.Register("compare", "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I", "GetCompare_Ljava_lang_String_Ljava_lang_String_Handler")>]
override this.Compare : string * string -> int

Parameters

source: String

the source text.

target: String

the target text.

Returns

Int32

Attributes: RegisterAttribute

Remarks

Compares the character data stored in two different strings based on the collation rules. Returns information about whether a string is less than, greater than or equal to another string in a language. This can be overridden in a subclass.

Java documentation for java.text.RuleBasedCollator.compare(java.lang.String, java.lang.String).

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Applies to