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BigInteger.LessThan Operator (Int64, BigInteger)

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Returns a value that indicates whether a 64-bit signed integer is less than a BigInteger value.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Operator < ( _
    left As Long, _
    right As BigInteger _
) As Boolean

public static bool operator <(
    long left,
    BigInteger right
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if left is less than right; otherwise, false.

Remarks

The LessThan method defines the operation of the less than operator for BigInteger values. It enables code such as the following:

Dim number As BigInteger = 9801324316220166912ul
If Int64.MaxValue < number Then
   ' Do something.
Else
   ' Do something else.
End If

BigInteger number = 9801324316220166912;
if (Int64.MaxValue < number)
{
   // Do something.
}
else
{
   // Do something else.
}

Languages that do not support custom operators can call the BigInteger.CompareTo(Int64) method instead. Some languages can also call the LessThan(Int64, BigInteger) method directly, as the following example shows.

Dim number As BigInteger = 9801324316220166912ul
If BigInteger.op_LessThan(Int64.MaxValue, number) Then
   ' Do something.
Else
   ' Do something else.
End If

If left is a Byte, Int16, Int32, SByte, UInt16, or UInt32 value, it is implicitly converted to an Int64 value when the operation is performed.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.