device.CompareTo

int device.CompareTo(Device device)

Compares the current device instance with another device by authority (<IP>:<port>) and returns an integer that indicates whether the current instance precedes, follows, or occurs in the same position in the sort order as the other device.

Params

parameter	type	description
device	Device	An instance of the LinQ class Device

Output

type	description
int	A value that indicates the relative order of the devices being compared. if < 0, this instance precedes the device, if = 0, the instance is at the same position as the device, if > 0 instance follows the device in order

Examples

// device_one.authority = "10.10.10.10:80"
// device_two.authority = "10.10.10.10:81"
Device device_one = new Device("10.10.10.10", "80", false, "username", "password");
Device device_two = new Device("10.10.10.10", "81", false, "username", "password");

int compareResult = device_one.CompareTo(device_two);

if (compareResult < 0) {
  Console.WriteLine("device_one precedes device_two")
} else if (compareResult == 0) {
  Console.WriteLine("device_one is at same position as device_two")
} else {
  Console.WriteLine("device_one follows device_two")
}