NSString.Compare Method

Definition

Namespace:: Foundation

Assembly:: Microsoft.iOS.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.MacCatalyst.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.macOS.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.tvOS.dll

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Overloads

Name	Description
Compare(NSString)
Compare(NSString, NSStringCompareOptions)
Compare(NSString, NSStringCompareOptions, NSRange)
Compare(NSString, NSStringCompareOptions, NSRange, NSLocale)

Compare(NSString)

[Foundation.Export("compare:")]
[ObjCRuntime.BindingImpl(ObjCRuntime.BindingImplOptions.GeneratedCode | ObjCRuntime.BindingImplOptions.Optimizable)]
public virtual Foundation.NSComparisonResult Compare(Foundation.NSString aString);

[<Foundation.Export("compare:")>]
[<ObjCRuntime.BindingImpl(ObjCRuntime.BindingImplOptions.GeneratedCode | ObjCRuntime.BindingImplOptions.Optimizable)>]
abstract member Compare : Foundation.NSString -> Foundation.NSComparisonResult
override this.Compare : Foundation.NSString -> Foundation.NSComparisonResult

Parameters

aString: NSString

Returns

NSComparisonResult

Attributes: ExportAttribute BindingImplAttribute

Applies to

Compare(NSString, NSStringCompareOptions)

[Foundation.Export("compare:options:")]
[ObjCRuntime.BindingImpl(ObjCRuntime.BindingImplOptions.GeneratedCode | ObjCRuntime.BindingImplOptions.Optimizable)]
public virtual Foundation.NSComparisonResult Compare(Foundation.NSString aString, Foundation.NSStringCompareOptions mask);

[<Foundation.Export("compare:options:")>]
[<ObjCRuntime.BindingImpl(ObjCRuntime.BindingImplOptions.GeneratedCode | ObjCRuntime.BindingImplOptions.Optimizable)>]
abstract member Compare : Foundation.NSString * Foundation.NSStringCompareOptions -> Foundation.NSComparisonResult
override this.Compare : Foundation.NSString * Foundation.NSStringCompareOptions -> Foundation.NSComparisonResult

Parameters

aString: NSString

mask: NSStringCompareOptions

Returns

NSComparisonResult

Attributes: ExportAttribute BindingImplAttribute

Applies to

Compare(NSString, NSStringCompareOptions, NSRange)

[Foundation.Export("compare:options:range:")]
[ObjCRuntime.BindingImpl(ObjCRuntime.BindingImplOptions.GeneratedCode | ObjCRuntime.BindingImplOptions.Optimizable)]
public virtual Foundation.NSComparisonResult Compare(Foundation.NSString aString, Foundation.NSStringCompareOptions mask, Foundation.NSRange range);

[<Foundation.Export("compare:options:range:")>]
[<ObjCRuntime.BindingImpl(ObjCRuntime.BindingImplOptions.GeneratedCode | ObjCRuntime.BindingImplOptions.Optimizable)>]
abstract member Compare : Foundation.NSString * Foundation.NSStringCompareOptions * Foundation.NSRange -> Foundation.NSComparisonResult
override this.Compare : Foundation.NSString * Foundation.NSStringCompareOptions * Foundation.NSRange -> Foundation.NSComparisonResult

Parameters

aString: NSString

mask: NSStringCompareOptions

range: NSRange

Returns

NSComparisonResult

Attributes: ExportAttribute BindingImplAttribute

Applies to

Compare(NSString, NSStringCompareOptions, NSRange, NSLocale)

[Foundation.Export("compare:options:range:locale:")]
[ObjCRuntime.BindingImpl(ObjCRuntime.BindingImplOptions.GeneratedCode | ObjCRuntime.BindingImplOptions.Optimizable)]
public virtual Foundation.NSComparisonResult Compare(Foundation.NSString aString, Foundation.NSStringCompareOptions mask, Foundation.NSRange range, Foundation.NSLocale? locale);

[<Foundation.Export("compare:options:range:locale:")>]
[<ObjCRuntime.BindingImpl(ObjCRuntime.BindingImplOptions.GeneratedCode | ObjCRuntime.BindingImplOptions.Optimizable)>]
abstract member Compare : Foundation.NSString * Foundation.NSStringCompareOptions * Foundation.NSRange * Foundation.NSLocale -> Foundation.NSComparisonResult
override this.Compare : Foundation.NSString * Foundation.NSStringCompareOptions * Foundation.NSRange * Foundation.NSLocale -> Foundation.NSComparisonResult