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BackupDeviceItem.LessThan Operator

Determines whether one object is less than another by performing an operation on two BackupDeviceItem objects.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoExtended (in Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoExtended.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Operator < ( _
    r1 As BackupDeviceItem, _
    r2 As BackupDeviceItem _
) As Boolean
'Usage
Dim r1 As BackupDeviceItem
Dim r2 As BackupDeviceItem
Dim returnValue As Boolean

returnValue = (r1 < r2)

public static bool operator <(
    BackupDeviceItem r1,
    BackupDeviceItem r2
)

public:
static bool operator <(
    BackupDeviceItem^ r1, 
    BackupDeviceItem^ r2
)

static let inline (<)
        r1:BackupDeviceItem * 
        r2:BackupDeviceItem  : bool

JScript supports the use of overloaded operators, but not the declaration of new ones.

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
A Boolean value that specifies the outcome of the operation to determine whether one object is less than the other.
If True, the first object is less than the second. Otherwise, False.