Method CompareTo
CompareTo(ElementID)
Compares the current instance with another object of the same type and returns an integer that indicates whether the current instance precedes, follows, or occurs in the same position in the sort order as the other object.
public int CompareTo(ElementID other)
Parameters
other
ElementIDAn object to compare with this instance.
Returns
- int
A value that indicates the relative order of the objects being compared. The return value has these meanings:
ValueMeaning
Less than zero
This instance precedes
other
in the sort order.Zero
This instance occurs in the same position in the sort order as
other
.Greater than zero
This instance follows
other
in the sort order.
CompareTo(object)
Compares the current instance with another object of the same type and returns an integer that indicates whether the current instance precedes, follows, or occurs in the same position in the sort order as the other object.
public int CompareTo(object obj)
Parameters
obj
objectAn object to compare with this instance.
Returns
- int
A value that indicates the relative order of the objects being compared. The return value has these meanings:
ValueMeaning
Less than zero
This instance precedes
obj
in the sort order.Zero
This instance occurs in the same position in the sort order as
obj
.Greater than zero
This instance follows
obj
in the sort order.
Exceptions
- ArgumentException
obj
is not the same type as this instance.