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class System.Collections.Generic.Comparer<T>
Assembly: System.Collections
Inheritance: object → Comparer
Implemented Interfaces
Provides a base class for implementations of the <see cref="T:System.Collections.Generic.IComparer`1" /> generic interface.
Properties
public static
Comparer<T>
Default
Returns a default sort-order comparer for the type specified by the generic argument.
Methods
public
int
Compare(T x,
T y)
When overridden in a derived class, performs a comparison of two objects of the same type and returns a value indicating whether one object is less than, equal to, or greater than the other.
Returns A signed integer that indicates the relative values of <paramref name="x" /> and <paramref name="y" /> , as shown in the following table.
<list type="table">
<listheader>
<term> Value</term>
<description> Meaning</description>
</listheader>
<item>
<term> Less than zero</term>
<description>
<paramref name="x" /> is less than <paramref name="y" />.</description>
</item>
<item>
<term> Zero</term>
<description>
<paramref name="x" /> equals <paramref name="y" />.</description>
</item>
<item>
<term> Greater than zero</term>
<description>
<paramref name="x" /> is greater than <paramref name="y" />.</description>
</item>
</list>
x
The first object to compare.
y
The second object to compare.
public static
Comparer<T>
Create(Comparison<T> comparison)
Creates a comparer by using the specified comparison.
Returns The new comparer.
comparison
The comparison to use.
public
bool
Equals(object obj)
Inherited from object
protected
void
Finalize()
Inherited from object
public
int
GetHashCode()
Inherited from object
protected
object
MemberwiseClone()
Inherited from object
public
string
ToString()
Inherited from object