# GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.CellType.Editors.Item-1.CompareValue

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Wpf_SpreadSheet_CellType_Editors_Item_1_CompareValue_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.CellType.Editors.Item`1.CompareValue*">CompareValue Method
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<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Compare two values of <code class="typeparamref">T</code>.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">protected abstract int CompareValue(T first, T second)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Protected MustOverride Function CompareValue(first As T, second As T) As Integer</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><span class="xref">T</span></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">first</span></td>
      <td><p>The first <code class="typeparamref">T</code> to compare.</p>
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      <td><span class="xref">T</span></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">second</span></td>
      <td><p>The second <code class="typeparamref">T</code> to compare.</p>
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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>
      <td><p>A 32-bit signed integer indicating the lexical relationship between the two items being compared.
Less than zero indicates <code class="paramref">first</code> is less than <code class="paramref">second</code>.
Zero indicates <code class="paramref">first</code> equals <code class="paramref">second</code>.
Greater than zero indicates <code class="paramref">first</code> is greater than <code class="paramref">second</code>.</p>
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