TFStringComparer.Compare Method (String, Int32, String, Int32, Int32)

Compares the specified strings from the specified indices.

Namespace:  Microsoft.TeamFoundation
Assembly:  Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Common (in Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Common.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function Compare ( _
    x As String, _
    indexX As Integer, _
    y As String, _
    indexY As Integer, _
    length As Integer _
) As Integer

public int Compare(
    string x,
    int indexX,
    string y,
    int indexY,
    int length
)

public:
int Compare(
    String^ x, 
    int indexX, 
    String^ y, 
    int indexY, 
    int length
)

member Compare : 
        x:string * 
        indexX:int * 
        y:string * 
        indexY:int * 
        length:int -> int

public function Compare(
    x : String, 
    indexX : int, 
    y : String, 
    indexY : int, 
    length : int
) : int

Parameters

• x
  Type: System.String

  The first string to compare.

• indexX
  Type: System.Int32

  The index of the first string from which to compare.

• y
  Type: System.String

  The second string to compare.

• indexY
  Type: System.Int32

  The index of the second string from which to compare.

• length
  Type: System.Int32

  The number of characters to compare from the specified indices.

Return Value

Type: System.Int32
Zero if the strings are equal. A negative number if x is less than y in sort order. A positive number if x is greater than y in sort order

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

TFStringComparer Class

Compare Overload

Microsoft.TeamFoundation Namespace