CompareTo Method (SmartDate)

Compares one SmartDate instance to another SmartDate instance.

Syntax

Visual Basic

'Declaration
 
Public Function CompareTo( _
   ByVal date As SmartDate _
) As Integer

C#

public int CompareTo( 
   SmartDate date
)

Parameters

date

The date to which we are being compared.

Return Value

A value less than 0 if the comparison date is less than the current SmartDate instance. A value of 0 if date is equal to the current SmartDate instance. A value greater than 0 if the comparison date is greater than the current SmartDate instance.

Remarks

This method works the same as the CompareTo method on the DateTime structure, with the difference that it understands the concept of empty date values as implemented by SmartDate.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2