Oracle® Fusion Middleware .NET API Reference for Oracle Coherence
12c (12.2.1.4.0)
E90869-02
Compares its two arguments for order.

Namespace: Tangosol.Util.Comparator
Assembly: Coherence (in Coherence.dll) Version: 12.2.1.4014 (12.2.1.4014)

Syntax

C#
public static int CompareSafe(
	IComparer comparer,
	Object o1,
	Object o2
)

Parameters

comparer
Type: System.Collections..::..IComparer
A comparer to use for the comparison (optional).
o1
Type: System..::..Object
The first object to be compared.
o2
Type: System..::..Object
The second object to be compared.

Return Value

A negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as the first argument is less than, equal to, or greater than the second.

Remarks

Returns a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as the first argument is less than, equal to, or greater than the second. Null values are evaluated as "less then" any non-null value. Non-null values that do not implement IComparable interface will be evaluated as equal.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
System..::..ArgumentException If the arguments are not of the same type or do not implement IComparable.

See Also