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

Declaration

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

Parameters

• obj

  The supplied instance.

Return Value

The method returns a number:

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

• Zero: if the value of the current instance is equal to obj.

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

Implements

IComparable

Exceptions

ArgumentException - The parameter is not of type OracleDecimal.

Remarks

The following rules apply to the behavior of this method.

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

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

• Two OracleDecimals that contain a null value are equal.