CompareTo

This method compares the current 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.

Return Value

The method returns a number that is:

Less than zero: if the current OracleBinary instance value is less than obj.
Zero: if the current OracleBinary instance and obj values have the same binary data.
Greater than zero: if the current OracleBinary instance value is greater than obj.

Implements

IComparable

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The parameter is not of type OracleBinary.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

The comparison must be between OracleBinarys. For example, comparing an OracleBinary instance with an OracleTimeStamp instance is not allowed. When an OracleBinary is compared with a different type, an ArgumentException is thrown.
Any OracleBinary that has a value is greater than an OracleBinary that has a null value.
Two OracleBinarys that contain a null value are equal.

Example

// C#

using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;

class CompareToSample
{
  static void Main(string[] args)
  {
    OracleBinary binary1 = new OracleBinary(new byte[] {1,2,3});
    OracleBinary binary2 = new OracleBinary(new byte[] {1,2,3,4});

    // Compare
    if (binary1.CompareTo(binary2) == 0)
      Console.WriteLine("binary1 is the same as binary2");
    else
      Console.WriteLine("binary1 is different from binary2");
  }
}

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