Name
IComparer
Synopsis
This interface implements a
method for comparing objects.
Compare( )
determines whether an object is greater
than (positive return value), less than (negative return value), or
equal (zero) to another object. This interface is required for
classes that need to sort elements or search collections.
public interface IComparer { // Public Instance Methods public int Compare(objectx
, objecty
); }
Implemented By
CaseInsensitiveComparer
,
Comparer
Returned By
Hashtable.comparer
Passed To
System.Array.{BinarySearch( )
, Sort( )}
, ArrayList.{BinarySearch( )
,
Sort( )}
, Hashtable.{comparer
,
Hashtable( )}
, SortedList.SortedList( )
,
System.Collections.Specialized.ListDictionary.ListDictionary( )
,
System.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectionBase.NameObjectCollectionBase( )
,
System.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection.NameValueCollection( )
, System.Xml.XPath.XPathExpression.AddSort( )
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