compare

public final Comparison compare(String object)

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

Parameters

object

The String object to compare to.

Compares the String object to another String 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;   string s = "abc"; Comparison result = s.compare("abc"); Console.log(result == Comparison.EQUAL);

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import System;   string[] arr = [ "Joe", "Frank", "Mary", "John" ]; arr.sort(); // 'System.Array<T>.sort' uses 'compare' to sort elements Console.log(arr.join(", "));

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import System; import System.Assert;   string[] arr = [ "Joe", "Frank", "Mary", "John" ]; arr.sort(Comparison(string a, string 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(", "));