compare

Summary

Compares the UInteger8 object to another UInteger8 object.

Usage

public final Comparison compare(UInteger8 object)

Returns

A System.Comparison enumeration result representing whether the specified UInteger8 comparison object is less than, equal to, or greater than the current UInteger8 object.

Parameters

object

The UInteger8 object to compare to.

Description

Compares the UInteger8 object to another UInteger8 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;
 
byte b = 2;
Comparison result = b.compare(2);
Console.log(result == Comparison.EQUAL);
Sorting
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import System;
 
byte[] 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;
 
byte[] arr = [ 5, 1, 3, 2 ];
arr.sort(Comparison(byte a, byte 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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