compare

public final Comparison compare(Character object)

A System.Comparison enumeration result representing whether the specified Character comparison object is less than, equal to, or greater than the current Character object.

Parameters

object

The Character object to compare to.

Compares the Character object to another Character object. Returns one of the following System.Comparison enumeration values:

• System.Comparison.LESS_THAN
• System.Comparison.EQUAL
• System.Comparison.GREATER_THAN

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import System;   char c = `a`; Comparison result = c.compare(`b`); Console.log(result == Comparison.EQUAL);

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import System;   char[] arr = [ `a`, `c`, `a`, `b` ]; arr.sort(); // 'System.Array<T>.sort' uses 'compare' to sort elements Console.log(arr.join(", "));

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import System; import System.Assert;   char[] arr = [ `a`, `c`, `a`, `b` ]; arr.sort(Comparison(char a, char b) {     if (a < b) {         return Comparison.LESS_THAN;     }     else if (a > b) {         return Comparison.GREATER_THAN;     }     else {         assert(a == b);         return Comparison.EQUAL;     } }); Console.log(arr.join(", "));