compare

Compare two values.

Syntax

• Number compare( Mixed term1, Mixed term2 [, Number method [, Number length ] ] )

Parameters

• Mixed term1 - The first term.
• Mixed term2 - The second term.
• Number method - Sort method options.
  • 0 (default) - Compare items using standard comparison.
  • 1 - Compare items numerically.
  • 2 - Compare items as case-sensitive strings.
  • 3 - Compare items as case-insensitive strings.
  • 4 - Compare items as case-sensitive strings, using natural ordering.
  • 5 - Compare items as case-insensitive strings, using natural ordering.
  • 6 - Compare items as case-sensitive strings, according to locale.
  • 7 - Compare items as case-insensitive strings, according to locale.
• Number length - Determines how many of the characters from each String will be used for comparison.

Result

• Number - The comparison result.
  • < 0 - A Number less than 0 is returned if term1 is less than term2.
  • 0 - A Number less than 0 is returned if term1 and term2 are equal.
  • > 0 - A Number greater than 0 is returned if term1 is greater than term2.