SByte.CompareTo() Method in C# with Examples

Last Updated : 01 May, 2019

SByte.CompareTo() Method is used to compare the current instance to a specified object or SByte and returns an indication of their relative values. There are 2 methods in the overload list of this method as follows:

CompareTo(SByte) Method

CompareTo(Object) Method

SByte.CompareTo(SByte) Method

This method is used to compare the current instance to a specified 8-bit signed integer and returns an indication of their relative values.

Syntax:

public int CompareTo (sbyte value);

Here, it takes the 8-bit signed integer to compare with the current instance.

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 SByte.CompareTo(SByte) Method:

Example 1:

   // C# program to demonstrate the 
// SByte.CompareTo(SByte) Method 
using System; 
  
class GFG { 
  
    // Main Method 
    public static void Main() 
    { 
  
        // Declaring and initializing value1 
        sbyte value1 = 10; 
  
        // Declaring and initializing value2 
        sbyte value2 = 20; 
  
        // compare both SByte value 
        // using CompareTo() method 
        int status = value1.CompareTo(value2); 
  
        // checking the status 
        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); 
    } 
} 
 
  

Output:

  10 is less than 20

Example 2:

   // C# program to demonstrate the 
// SByte.CompareTo(SByte) Method 
using System; 
  
class GFG { 
  
    // Main Method 
    public static void Main() 
    { 
        // calling get() method 
        get(5, 7); 
        get(30, 20); 
        get(10, 20); 
        get(7, -12); 
    } 
  
    // defining get() method 
    public static void get(sbyte value1, 
                           sbyte value2) 
    { 
  
        // using CompareTo() method 
        int status = value1.CompareTo(value2); 
  
        // checking the status 
        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); 
    } 
} 
 
  

Output:

  5 is less than 7  30 is greater than 20  10 is less than 20  7 is greater than -12

SByte.CompareTo(Object) Method

This method is used to compare the current instance to a specified object and returns a comparison of their relative values.

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 an SByte.

Below programs illustrate the use of Decimal.CompareTo(Object) Method

Example 1:

   // C# program to demonstrate the 
// SByte.CompareTo(object) Method 
using System; 
  
class GFG { 
  
    // Main Method 
    public static void Main() 
    { 
        try { 
  
            // Declaring and initializing value1 
            sbyte value1 = 10; 
  
            // Declaring and initializing value2 
            // explicit type casting the value 9 
            object value2 = (sbyte)9; 
  
            // compare both sbyte value 
            // using CompareTo() method 
            int status = value1.CompareTo(value2); 
  
            // checking the status 
            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 SByte"); 
            Console.Write("Exception Thrown: "); 
            Console.Write("{0}", e.GetType(), e.Message); 
        } 
    } 
} 
 
  

Output:

  10 is greater than 9

Example 2: For ArgumentException

   // C# program to demonstrate the 
// SByte.CompareTo(object) Method 
using System; 
using System.Globalization; 
  
class GFG { 
  
    // Main Method 
    public static void Main() 
    { 
        try { 
  
            // Declaring and initializing value1 
            sbyte value1 = 10; 
  
            // Declaring and initializing value2 
            object value2 = 1 / 3; 
  
            // using CompareTo() method 
            int status = value1.CompareTo(value2); 
  
            // checking the status 
            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 sbyte"); 
            Console.Write("Exception Thrown: "); 
            Console.Write("{0}", e.GetType(), e.Message); 
        } 
    } 
} 
 
  

Output:

  value2 must be sbyte  Exception Thrown: System.ArgumentException

Reference:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.sbyte.compareto?view=netcore-2.1

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