System.Comparison<T> Delegate

public delegate int Comparison<T>(T x, T y);

Base Types

Object
  Delegate
    Comparison<T>

This type implements ICloneable.

Assembly

mscorlib

Library

BCL

Summary

Represents the method that compares two objects of the same type.

Parameters

x

The first object to compare.

y

The second object to compare.

Return Value

A Int32 containing a value that reflects the sort order of the objects.

Value	Condition
Less than zero	x is less than y.
Zero	x equals y.
Greater than zero	x is greater than y.

Description

[Note: This delegate is used by the method System.Array.Sort(T[], Comparison<T>)(T[], Comparison<T>) , and in System.Collections.Generic.List<T> to sort the elements of the collection.

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See Also

System Namespace