C# | Byte.CompareTo(Object) Method

Last Updated : 27 Mar, 2019

This method is used to compare the current instance to a specified object and returns a sign of their relative values. Regardless of value, any instance of Byte will be considered greater than null.

Syntax:

public int CompareTo (object value);

Here, it takes an object to compare, or null.

Return Value: It returns a signed integer indicating the relative order of current instance and value parameter as follows:

Less than Zero: if Current Instance < value
Zero: if Current Instance = value
Greater than Zero: if Current Instance > value or value is null.

Exception: It throws ArgumentException if value is not an Byte.

Below programs illustrate the use of Byte.CompareTo(Object) Method

Example 1:

// C# program to demonstrate the 
// Byte.CompareTo(object) Method 
using System; 
  
class GFG { 
  
    // Main Method 
    public static void Main() 
    { 
        try { 
  
            // Declaring and initializing value1 
            byte value1 = 10; 
  
            // Declaring and initializing value2 
            // converting to byte using explicit 
            // type casting 
            object value2 = (byte)87; 
  
            // using CompareTo() method 
            int status = value1.CompareTo(value2); 
  
            // checking the status 
            if (status > 0) 
                Console.WriteLine("{0} is greater than {1}", 
                                            value1, value2); 
  
            else if (status < 0) 
                Console.WriteLine("{0} is less than {1}", 
                                         value1, value2); 
            else
                Console.WriteLine("{0} is equal to {1}", 
                                        value1, value2); 
        } 
  
        catch (ArgumentException e)  
        { 
            Console.WriteLine("value2 must be Byte"); 
            Console.Write("Exception Thrown: "); 
            Console.Write("{0}", e.GetType(), e.Message); 
        } 
    } 
} 

Output:

10 is less than 87

Example 2: For ArgumentException

// C# program to demonstrate the 
// Byte.CompareTo(object) Method 
using System; 
using System.Globalization; 
  
class GFG { 
  
    // Main Method 
    public static void Main() 
    { 
        try { 
  
            // Declaring and initializing value1 
            byte value1 = 10; 
  
            // Declaring and initializing value2 
            object value2 = (long)569874514; 
  
            // using CompareTo() method 
            int status = value1.CompareTo(value2); 
  
            // checking the status 
            if (status > 0) 
                Console.WriteLine("{0} is greater than {1}", 
                                            value1, value2); 
  
            else if (status < 0) 
                Console.WriteLine("{0} is less than {1}", 
                                         value1, value2); 
            else
                Console.WriteLine("{0} is equal to {1}", 
                                        value1, value2); 
        } 
  
        catch (ArgumentException e)  
        { 
            Console.WriteLine("value2 must be Byte"); 
            Console.Write("Exception Thrown: "); 
            Console.Write("{0}", e.GetType(), e.Message); 
        } 
    } 
} 

Output:

value2 must be Byte
Exception Thrown: System.ArgumentException

Reference:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.byte.compareto?view=netframework-4.7.2#System_Byte_CompareTo_System_Object_

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