compare

Summary

Compares the Integer32 object to another Integer32 object.

Usage

public final Comparison compare(Integer32 object)

Returns

A System.Comparison enumeration result representing whether the specified Integer32 comparison object is less than, equal to, or greater than the current Integer32 object.

Parameters

object

The Integer32 object to compare to.

Description

Compares the Integer32 object to another Integer32 object. Returns one of the following System.Comparison enumeration values:

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

Examples

Basic Usage
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import System;
 
int b = 2;
Comparison result = b.compare(2);
Console.log(result == Comparison.EQUAL);
Sorting
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import System;
 
int[] arr = [ 5, 1, 3, 2 ];
arr.sort(); // 'System.Array<T>.sort' uses 'compare' to sort elements
Console.log(arr.join(", "));
Custom Sort
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import System;
import System.Assert;
 
int[] arr = [ 5, 1, 3, 2 ];
arr.sort(Comparison(int a, int 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(", "));

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