C# Double CompareTo(Object)

Description

Double CompareTo(Object) compares this instance to a specified object and returns an integer that indicates whether the value of this instance is less than, equal to, or greater than the value of the specified object.

Syntax

Double.CompareTo(Object) has the following syntax.

public int CompareTo(
  Object value
)

Parameters

Double.CompareTo(Object) has the following parameters.

• value - An object to compare, or null.

Returns

Double.CompareTo(Object) method returns A signed number indicating the relative values of this instance and value. Value Description A negative integer This instance is less than value. -or- This instance is not a number (NaN) and value is a number. Zero This instance is equal to value. -or- This instance and value are both Double.NaN, PositiveInfinity, or NegativeInfinity A positive integer This instance is greater than value. -or- This instance is a number and value is not a number (NaN). -or- value is null.

Example

The following code shows how to use Double.CompareTo(Object) method.

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public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
       double value1 = 6.185;
       object value2 = value1 * .1 / .1;
       Console.WriteLine("Comparing {0} and {1}: {2}\n",
                         value1, value2, value1.CompareTo(value2));
       Console.WriteLine("Comparing {0:R} and {1:R}: {2}",
                         value1, value2, value1.CompareTo(value2));
   }
}

The code above generates the following result.