Array.IStructuralComparable.CompareTo Method

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Determines whether the current collection object precedes, occurs in the same position as, or follows another object in the sort order.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

Private Function CompareTo ( _
    other As Object, _
    comparer As IComparer _
) As Integer Implements IStructuralComparable.CompareTo
int IStructuralComparable.CompareTo(
    Object other,
    IComparer comparer
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System..::.Int32
An integer that indicates the relationship of the current collection object to other, as shown in the following table.

Return value

Description

-1

The current instance precedes other.

0

The current instance and other are equal.

1

The current instance follows other.

Implements

IStructuralComparable..::.CompareTo(Object, IComparer)

Remarks

This member is an explicit interface member implementation. It can be used only when the Array instance is cast to an System.Collections..::.IStructuralComparable interface.

Version Information

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0

See Also

Reference

Array Class

System Namespace