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  2. Oracle Data Provider for .NET Types Structures
  3. OracleTimeStamp Structure
  4. OracleTimeStamp Methods
  5. CompareTo

CompareTo

This method compares the current OracleTimeStamp instance to an object, and returns an integer that represents their relative values.

Declaration

// C#
public int CompareTo(object obj);

Parameters

  • obj

    The object being compared to the current OracleTimeStamp instance.

Return Value

The method returns a number that is:

Less than zero: if the current OracleTimeStamp instance value is less than that of obj.

Zero: if the current OracleTimeStamp instance and obj values are equal.

Greater than zero: if the current OracleTimeStamp instance value is greater than that of obj.

Implements

IComparable

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The obj parameter is not of type OracleTimeStamp.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

  • The comparison must be between OracleTimeStamps. For example, comparing an OracleTimeStamp instance with an OracleBinary instance is not allowed. When an OracleTimeStamp is compared with a different type, an ArgumentException is thrown.

  • Any OracleTimeStamp that has a value is greater than an OracleTimeStamp that has a null value.

  • Two OracleTimeStamps that contain a null value are equal.

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