NullableString.CompareTo Method (Object)

Compares this NullableString structure to a specified object and returns an indication of their relative values.

[Visual Basic]
NotOverridable Overloads Public Function CompareTo( _
ByVal value As Object _
) As Integer Implements _
IComparable.CompareTo

[C#]
public int CompareTo(
object value
);

Parameters

value: An object to compare, or a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Return Value

A signed number indicating the relative values of the instance and value.

Value	Description
A negative integer	This instance is less than value.
Zero	This instance is equal to value.
A positive integer	This instance is greater than value. -or- value is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or Null.

Implements

IComparable.CompareTo

Remarks

Any instance of NullableString including the Empty string, regardless of its value, is considered greater than a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) and Null; and two Null compare equal to each other.

Exceptions