C# Int16 CompareTo(Object)

Description

Int16 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 object.

Syntax

Int16.CompareTo(Object) has the following syntax.

public int CompareTo(
  Object value
)

Parameters

Int16.CompareTo(Object) has the following parameters.

• value - An object to compare, or null.

Returns

Int16.CompareTo(Object) method returns A signed number indicating the relative values of this instance and value. Return Value Description Less than zero This instance is less than value. Zero This instance is equal to value. Greater than zero This instance is greater than value. -or- value is null.

Example

The following code example demonstrates the CompareTo method.

using System;/*  ww  w .  ja  v a2s .c  o m*/

class Sample 
{
    public static void Main() 
    {
        Int16    c1 = -2,    c2 = 2;
        try {
            Console.WriteLine(c1.CompareTo((Object)c2));
        }catch (Exception e){
            Console.WriteLine(e);
        }
    }
}

The code above generates the following result.