UInt32.CompareTo() Method in C# with Examples
Last Updated :
01 May, 2019
UInt32.CompareTo Method is used to compare the current instance to a specified object or another UInt32 instance. It returns an integer which shows whether the value of the current instance is less than, equal to, or greater than the value of the specified object or the other UInt32 instance. There are 2 methods in the overload list of this method as follows:
- CompareTo(UInt32) Method
- CompareTo(Object) Method
UInt32.CompareTo(UInt32) Method
This method is used to compare the current instance to a specified 32-bit unsigned integer and returns an integer which shows whether the value of the current instance is less than, equal to, or greater than the value of the specified 32-bit unsigned integer.
Syntax:
public int CompareTo (uint value);
Here, it takes an unsigned integer to compare.
Return Value: It returns a 32-bit signed number indicating the relative values of current instance and value parameter as follows:
- Less than Zero: if Current Instance < value
- Zero: if Current Instance = value
- Greater than Zero: if Current Instance > value
Below programs illustrate the use of UInt32.CompareTo(UInt32) Method
Example 1:
using System;
class GFG {
public static void Main()
{
uint value1 = 1231;
uint value2 = 5123;
int status = value1.CompareTo(value2);
if (status > 0)
Console.WriteLine("{0} is greater than {1}",
value1, value2);
else if (status < 0)
Console.WriteLine("{0} is less than {1}",
value1, value2);
else
Console.WriteLine("{0} is equal to {1}",
value1, value2);
}
}
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Output:
1231 is less than 5123
Example 2:
using System;
class GFG {
public static void Main()
{
get(34425, 7343);
get(340, 67520);
get(7810, 2890);
get(700, 700);
}
public static void get(uint value1,
uint value2)
{
int status = value1.CompareTo(value2);
if (status > 0)
Console.WriteLine("{0} is greater than {1}",
value1, value2);
else if (status < 0)
Console.WriteLine("{0} is less than {1}",
value1, value2);
else
Console.WriteLine("{0} is equal to {1}",
value1, value2);
}
}
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Output:
34425 is greater than 7343
340 is less than 67520
7810 is greater than 2890
700 is equal to 700
UInt32.CompareTo(Object) Method
This method is used to compare the current instance to a specified object and returns an integer which indicates whether the value of the current instance is less than, equal to, or greater than the value of the object.
Syntax:
public int CompareTo (object value);
Here, it takes the object to compare with this instance, or null.
Return Value: It returns a 32-bit signed number indicating the relative values of current instance and value parameter as follows:
- Less than Zero: if Current Instance < value
- Zero: if Current Instance = value
- Greater than Zero: if Current Instance > value
Exception: It throws ArgumentException if value is not UInt32.
Below programs illustrate the use of UInt32.CompareTo(Object) Method
Example 1:
using System;
class GFG {
public static void Main()
{
try {
uint value1 = 11220;
object value2 = (uint)2347.84376;
int status = value1.CompareTo(value2);
if (status > 0)
Console.WriteLine("{0} is greater than {1}",
value1, value2);
else if (status < 0)
Console.WriteLine("{0} is less than {1}",
value1, value2);
else
Console.WriteLine("{0} is equal to {1}",
value1, value2);
}
catch (ArgumentException e)
{
Console.WriteLine("value2 must be null"+
" or an instance of UInt32");
Console.Write("Exception Thrown: ");
Console.Write("{0}", e.GetType(), e.Message);
}
}
}
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Output:
11220 is greater than 2347
Example 2: For ArgumentException
using System;
using System.Globalization;
class GFG {
public static void Main()
{
try {
uint value1 = 1790;
object value2 = 1 / 7;
int status = value1.CompareTo(value2);
if (status > 0)
Console.WriteLine("{0} is greater than {1}",
value1, value2);
else if (status < 0)
Console.WriteLine("{0} is less than {1}",
value1, value2);
else
Console.WriteLine("{0} is equal to {1}",
value1, value2);
}
catch (ArgumentException e)
{
Console.WriteLine("value2 must be null"+
" or an instance of UInt32");
Console.Write("Exception Thrown: ");
Console.Write("{0}", e.GetType(), e.Message);
}
}
}
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Output:
value2 must be null or an instance of UInt32
Exception Thrown: System.ArgumentException
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