C# String Compare(String, String)

Description

String Compare(String, String) compares two specified String objects and returns an integer that indicates their relative position in the sort order.

Syntax

String.Compare(String, String) has the following syntax.

public static int Compare(
  string strA,
  string strB
)

Parameters

String.Compare(String, String) has the following parameters.

• strA - The first string to compare.
• strB - The second string to compare.

Returns

String.Compare(String, String) method returns A 32-bit signed integer that indicates the lexical relationship between the two comparands. Value Condition Less than zero strA is less than strB. Zero strA equals strB. Greater than zero strA is greater than strB.

Example

The following code shows how to use String.Compare(String, String) method.

using System;// w  w w.  java2  s. c  o m

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      string s1 = "a";
      string s2 = "animal";

      Console.WriteLine("Comparison of '{0}' and '{1}': {2}", 
                        s1, s2, String.Compare(s1, s2));
   }
}

The code above generates the following result.