Interface IComparable

Defines a generalized type-specific comparison method that a value type or class implements to order or sort its instances.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib.dll
Syntax
public interface IComparable

Methods

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.

Declaration
int CompareTo(object obj)
Parameters
Type Name Description
object obj

An object to compare with this instance.
Returns
Type Description
int

A value that indicates the relative order of the objects being compared.

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.

Extension Methods