CompareTo Method

Compares the current instance with another object of the same type.

Syntax

Public Function CompareTo( _
   ByVal obj As Object _
) As Integer

Dim instance As Mailbox
Dim obj As Object
Dim value As Integer
 
value = instance.CompareTo(obj)

public int CompareTo( 
   object obj
)

public: int CompareTo( 
   Object* obj
)

public:
int CompareTo( 
   Object^ obj
)

A 32-bit signed integer that indicates the relative order of the comparands. The return value has these meanings:

Value	Meaning
Less than zero	This instance is less than obj.
Zero	This instance is equal to obj.
Greater than zero	This instance is greater than obj.