# C1.Document.Utils.Compare

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<h1 id="C1_Document_Utils_Compare_" data-uid="C1.Document.Utils.Compare*">Compare Method
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<h4 id="C1_Document_Utils_Compare_System_String_System_Int32_System_String_System_Int32_System_Int32_System_Boolean_" data-uid="C1.Document.Utils.Compare(System.String,System.Int32,System.String,System.Int32,System.Int32,System.Boolean)">Compare(string, int, string, int, int, bool)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Compares two strings, could be used in Xaml and WinForms.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static int Compare(string strA, int indexA, string strB, int indexB, int length, bool ignoreCase)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Shared Function Compare(strA As String, indexA As Integer, strB As String, indexB As Integer, length As Integer, ignoreCase As Boolean) As Integer</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">strA</span></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">indexA</span></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">strB</span></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">indexB</span></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">length</span></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">ignoreCase</span></td>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
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