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struct System.Char
Assembly: System.Runtime
Represents a character as a UTF-16 code unit.
Fields and Constants
public const
char
MaxValue
Represents the largest possible value of a <see cref="T:System.Char" /> . This field is constant.
public const
char
MinValue
Represents the smallest possible value of a <see cref="T:System.Char" /> . This field is constant.
Methods
public
int
CompareTo(char value)
value
A <see cref="T:System.Char" /> object to compare.
Returns A signed number indicating the position of this instance in the sort order in relation to the <paramref name="value" /> parameter.
<list type="table">
<listheader>
<term> Return Value</term>
<description> Description</description>
</listheader>
<item>
<term> Less than zero</term>
<description> This instance precedes <paramref name="value" />.</description>
</item>
<item>
<term> Zero</term>
<description> This instance has the same position in the sort order as <paramref name="value" />.</description>
</item>
<item>
<term> Greater than zero</term>
<description> This instance follows <paramref name="value" />.</description>
</item>
</list>
Compares this instance to a specified <see cref="T:System.Char" /> object and indicates whether this instance precedes, follows, or appears in the same position in the sort order as the specified <see cref="T:System.Char" /> object.
public
int
CompareTo(object value)
value
An object to compare this instance to, or <see langword="null" /> .
Returns A signed number indicating the position of this instance in the sort order in relation to the <paramref name="value" /> parameter.
<list type="table">
<listheader>
<term> Return Value</term>
<description> Description</description>
</listheader>
<item>
<term> Less than zero</term>
<description> This instance precedes <paramref name="value" />.</description>
</item>
<item>
<term> Zero</term>
<description> This instance has the same position in the sort order as <paramref name="value" />.</description>
</item>
<item>
<term> Greater than zero</term>
<description> This instance follows <paramref name="value" />.
-or-
<paramref name="value" /> is <see langword="null" />.</description>
</item>
</list>
Compares this instance to a specified object and indicates whether this instance precedes, follows, or appears in the same position in the sort order as the specified <see cref="T:System.Object" /> .
public
bool
Equals(char obj)
obj
An object to compare to this instance.
Returns <see langword="true" /> if the <paramref name="obj" /> parameter equals the value of this instance; otherwise, <see langword="false" /> .
Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to the specified <see cref="T:System.Char" /> object.
public
bool
Equals(object obj)
obj
An object to compare with this instance or <see langword="null" /> .
Returns <see langword="true" /> if <paramref name="obj" /> is an instance of <see cref="T:System.Char" /> and equals the value of this instance; otherwise, <see langword="false" /> .
Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object.
public
int
GetHashCode() Returns A 32-bit signed integer hash code.
Returns the hash code for this instance.
public
TypeCode
GetTypeCode() Returns The enumerated constant, <see cref="F:System.TypeCode.Char" /> .
Returns the <see cref="T:System.TypeCode" /> for value type <see cref="T:System.Char" /> .
public
string
ToString() Returns The string representation of the value of this instance.
Converts the value of this instance to its equivalent string representation.
public
string
ToString(IFormatProvider provider)
provider
(Reserved) An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information.
Returns The string representation of the value of this instance as specified by <paramref name="provider" /> .
Converts the value of this instance to its equivalent string representation using the specified culture-specific format information.
protected
void
Finalize()
Inherited from object
Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.
public
Type
GetType()
Inherited from object
Returns The exact runtime type of the current instance.
Gets the <see cref="T:System.Type" /> of the current instance.
protected
object
MemberwiseClone()
Inherited from object
Returns A shallow copy of the current <see cref="T:System.Object" /> .
Creates a shallow copy of the current <see cref="T:System.Object" /> .