compare

Summary

Compares the UInteger16 object to another UInteger16 object.

Usage

public final Comparison compare(UInteger16 object)

Returns

A System.Comparison enumeration result representing whether the specified UInteger16 comparison object is less than, equal to, or greater than the current UInteger16 object.

Parameters

object

The UInteger16 object to compare to.

Description

Compares the UInteger16 object to another UInteger16 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;
 
unsigned short b = 2;
Comparison result = b.compare(2);
Console.log(result == Comparison.EQUAL);
Sorting
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import System;
 
unsigned short[] 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;
 
unsigned short[] arr = [ 5, 1, 3, 2 ];
arr.sort(Comparison(unsigned short a, unsigned short 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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