﻿<html><head><meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" /><link rel="shortcut icon" href="../icons/favicon.ico" /><style type="text/css">.OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabLeftActive, .OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabLeft,.OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabLeftDisabled { }.OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabRightActive, .OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabRight,.OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabRightDisabled { }.OH_footer { }</style><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../styles/branding.css" /><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../styles/branding-en-US.css" /><script type="text/javascript" src="../scripts/branding.js"> </script><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><title>Level.CompareTo Method </title><meta name="Language" content="en-us" /><meta name="System.Keywords" content="CompareTo method" /><meta name="System.Keywords" content="Level.CompareTo method" /><meta name="Microsoft.Help.F1" content="log4net.Core.Level.CompareTo" /><meta name="Microsoft.Help.Id" content="M:log4net.Core.Level.CompareTo(System.Object)" /><meta name="Description" content="Compares this instance to a specified object and returns an indication of their relative values." /><meta name="Microsoft.Help.ContentType" content="Reference" /><meta name="BrandingAware" content="true" /><meta name="container" content="log4net.Core" /><meta name="file" content="M_log4net_Core_Level_CompareTo" /><meta name="guid" content="M_log4net_Core_Level_CompareTo" /></head><body onload="OnLoad('cs')"><input type="hidden" id="userDataCache" class="userDataStyle" /><div class="OH_outerDiv"><div class="OH_outerContent"><table class="TitleTable"><tr><td class="OH_tdTitleColumn">Level<span id="LSTC9BD285C_0"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTC9BD285C_0?cpp=::|nu=.");</script>CompareTo Method </td><td class="OH_tdRunningTitleColumn">Apache log4net™ SDK Documentation</td></tr></table><div id="mainSection"><div id="mainBody"><span class="introStyle"></span><div class="summary">
            Compares this instance to a specified object and returns an 
            indication of their relative values.
            </div><p> </p><strong>Namespace:</strong> <a href="N_log4net_Core.htm">log4net.Core</a><br /><strong>Assembly:</strong> log4net (in log4net.dll) Version: 2.0.8.0-.NET 4.0<div class="OH_CollapsibleAreaRegion"><div class="OH_regiontitle">Syntax</div><div class="OH_CollapsibleArea_HrDiv"><hr class="OH_CollapsibleArea_Hr" /></div></div><div class="OH_clear"> </div><div class="OH_CodeSnippetContainer"><div class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabs"><div class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabLeft" id="ID0EDCA_tabimgleft"> </div><div id="ID0EDCA_tab1" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabFirst"><a href="#" onclick="javascript:ChangeTab('ID0EDCA','cs','1','4');return false;">C#</a></div><div id="ID0EDCA_tab2" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTab"><a href="#" onclick="javascript:ChangeTab('ID0EDCA','vb','2','4');return false;">VB</a></div><div id="ID0EDCA_tab3" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTab"><a href="#" onclick="javascript:ChangeTab('ID0EDCA','cpp','3','4');return false;">C++</a></div><div id="ID0EDCA_tab4" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTab"><a href="#" onclick="javascript:ChangeTab('ID0EDCA','fs','4','4');return false;">F#</a></div><div class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabRight" id="ID0EDCA_tabimgright"> </div></div><div class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerCodeCollection"><div class="OH_CodeSnippetToolBar"><div class="OH_CodeSnippetToolBarText"><a id="ID0EDCA_copyCode" href="#" onclick="javascript:CopyToClipboard('ID0EDCA');return false;" title="Copy">Copy</a></div></div><div id="ID0EDCA_code_Div1" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerCode" style="display: block"><pre xml:space="preserve"><span class="keyword">public</span> <span class="identifier">int</span> <span class="identifier">CompareTo</span>(
	<span class="identifier">Object</span> <span class="parameter">r</span>
)</pre></div><div id="ID0EDCA_code_Div2" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerCode" style="display: none"><pre xml:space="preserve"><span class="keyword">Public</span> <span class="keyword">Function</span> <span class="identifier">CompareTo</span> ( 
	<span class="parameter">r</span> <span class="keyword">As</span> <span class="identifier">Object</span>
) <span class="keyword">As</span> <span class="identifier">Integer</span></pre></div><div id="ID0EDCA_code_Div3" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerCode" style="display: none"><pre xml:space="preserve"><span class="keyword">public</span>:
<span class="keyword">virtual</span> <span class="identifier">int</span> <span class="identifier">CompareTo</span>(
	<span class="identifier">Object</span>^ <span class="parameter">r</span>
) <span class="keyword">sealed</span></pre></div><div id="ID0EDCA_code_Div4" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerCode" style="display: none"><pre xml:space="preserve"><span class="keyword">abstract</span> <span class="identifier">CompareTo</span> : 
        <span class="parameter">r</span> : <span class="identifier">Object</span> <span class="keyword">-&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">int</span> 
<span class="keyword">override</span> <span class="identifier">CompareTo</span> : 
        <span class="parameter">r</span> : <span class="identifier">Object</span> <span class="keyword">-&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">int</span> </pre></div></div></div><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageTabSet("ID0EDCA");</script><h4 class="subHeading">Parameters</h4><dl><dt><span class="parameter">r</span></dt><dd>Type: <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5kfa45b" target="_blank">System<span id="LSTC9BD285C_1"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTC9BD285C_1?cs=.|vb=.|cpp=::|nu=.|fs=.");</script>Object</a><br />A <a href="T_log4net_Core_Level.htm">Level</a> instance or <span class="keyword"><span id="LSTC9BD285C_2"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTC9BD285C_2?vb=Nothing|cpp=nullptr|nu=null");</script></span> to compare with this instance.</dd></dl><h4 class="subHeading">Return Value</h4>Type: <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/td2s409d" target="_blank">Int32</a><br />
            A 32-bit signed integer that indicates the relative order of the 
            values compared. The return value has these meanings:
            <div class="tableSection"><table><tr><th>Value</th><th>Meaning</th></tr><tr><td>Less than zero</td><td>This instance is less than <span class="parameter">r</span>.</td></tr><tr><td>Zero</td><td>This instance is equal to <span class="parameter">r</span>.</td></tr><tr><td>Greater than zero</td><td><p>This instance is greater than <span class="parameter">r</span>.</p><p>-or-</p><p><span class="parameter">r</span> is <span class="keyword"><span id="LSTC9BD285C_3"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTC9BD285C_3?vb=Nothing|cpp=nullptr|nu=null");</script></span>.</p></td></tr></table></div><h4 class="subHeading">Implements</h4><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/4ah99705" target="_blank">IComparable<span id="LSTC9BD285C_4"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTC9BD285C_4?cs=.|vb=.|cpp=::|nu=.|fs=.");</script>CompareTo(Object)</a><br /><div class="OH_CollapsibleAreaRegion"><div class="OH_regiontitle">Exceptions</div><div class="OH_CollapsibleArea_HrDiv"><hr class="OH_CollapsibleArea_Hr" /></div></div><div class="OH_clear"> </div><div class="tableSection"><table><tr><th class="ps_exceptionNameColumn">Exception</th><th class="ps_exceptionConditionColumn">Condition</th></tr><tr><td><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/3w1b3114" target="_blank">ArgumentException</a></td><td><span class="parameter">r</span> is not a <a href="T_log4net_Core_Level.htm">Level</a>.</td></tr></table></div><div class="OH_CollapsibleAreaRegion"><div class="OH_regiontitle">Remarks</div><div class="OH_CollapsibleArea_HrDiv"><hr class="OH_CollapsibleArea_Hr" /></div></div><div class="OH_clear"> </div><p><span class="parameter">r</span> must be an instance of <a href="T_log4net_Core_Level.htm">Level</a> 
            or <span class="keyword"><span id="LSTC9BD285C_5"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTC9BD285C_5?vb=Nothing|cpp=nullptr|nu=null");</script></span>; otherwise, an exception is thrown.
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