This method compares the current OracleDate instance to an object, and returns an integer that represents their relative values.

Declaration

// C#
public int CompareTo(object obj);

Parameters

• obj

  An object.

Return Value

The method returns:

• Less than zero: if the current OracleDate instance value is less than that of obj.

• Zero: if the current OracleDate instance and obj values are equal.

• Greater than zero: if the current OracleDate instance value is greater than obj.

Implements

IComparable

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The obj parameter is not an instance of OracleDate.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

• The comparison must be between OracleDates. For example, comparing an OracleDate instance with an OracleBinary instance is not allowed. When an OracleDate is compared with a different type, an ArgumentException is thrown.

• Any OracleDate that has a value compares greater than an OracleDate that has a null value.

• Two OracleDates that contain a null value are equal.