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interface System.Collections.Generic.IComparer<T>
Assembly: System.Runtime
Defines a method that a type implements to compare two objects.
Methods
int
Compare(T x,
T y)
Compares two objects and returns a value indicating whether one 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.