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AFObject.CompareTo Method (Object)

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AFObject.CompareTo Method (Object)

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Last UpdatedNov 18, 2025
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Compares this instance with a specified Object.

Namespace: OSIsoft.AF
Assembly: OSIsoft.AFSDK (in OSIsoft.AFSDK.dll) Version: 3.1.1.1182

Syntax

public virtual int CompareTo(
	Object obj
)

Public Overridable Function CompareTo ( 
	obj As Object
) As Integer

Dim instance As AFObject
Dim obj As Object
Dim returnValue As Integer

returnValue = instance.CompareTo(obj)

public:
virtual int CompareTo(
	Object^ obj
)

abstract CompareTo : 
        obj : Object -> int 
override CompareTo : 
        obj : Object -> int

Parameters

obj: Type: SystemObject
The object to be compared.

Return Value

Type: Int32

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.

Implements

IComparableCompareTo(Object)

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The obj parameter is not the same type as this instance.

Remarks

By definition, any object compares greater than and two null references compare equal to each other.

This method uses the names of the objects to perform the comparison operation if the object has a Name property. Otherwise, the ID property is used for the comparison.

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