System Namespace   Enum Class

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Compares this instance to a specified object and returns an indication of their relative values.

[ VB ]
<Serializable>
NotOverridable Public Function CompareTo ( _
   ByVal target As Object _
) As Integer

[ C# ]
[Serializable]
public int CompareTo (
   object target
);

[ C++ ]
[Serializable]
public: __sealed int CompareTo (
   Object* target
);

[JScript ]
public Serializable
function CompareTo (
   target : Object
) : int;

target

An object to compare, or a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic ).

A signed number indicating the relative values of this instance and target.

Return Value	Description
Less than zero	The value of this instance is less than the value of target.
Zero	The value of this instance is equal to the value of target.
Greater than zero	The value of this instance is greater than the value of target. -or- target is a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic ).

Exception Type	Condition
ArgumentException	target and this instance are not the same type.
InvalidOperationException	This instance is not type SByte, Int16, Int32, Int64, Byte, UInt16, UInt32, or UInt64.

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