System Namespace   Boolean Class

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Compares this instance to a specified object and returns an indication of their relative values.

[ VB ]
<Serializable>
NotOverridable Public Function CompareTo ( _
   ByVal obj As Object _
) As Integer

[ C# ]
[Serializable]
public int CompareTo (
   object obj
);

[ C++ ]
[Serializable]
public: __sealed int CompareTo (
   Object* obj
);

[JScript ]
public Serializable
function CompareTo (
   obj : Object
) : int;

obj

An object to compare to this instance, or a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic ).

A signed integer that indicates the relative order of this instance and obj.

Return Value	Condition
Less than zero	This instance is false and obj is true.
Zero	This instance and obj are equal ( either both are true or both are false ).
Greater than zero	This instance is true and obj is false. -or- obj is a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic ).

Exception Type	Condition
ArgumentException	obj is not a Boolean or a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic ).

obj must be a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic ) or an instance of Boolean; otherwise, an exception is thrown.

This method is implemented to support the IComparable interface.

Boolean Members   Equals   Object

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