# GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.CellType.Editors.ObjectItem.CompareValue

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Wpf_SpreadSheet_CellType_Editors_ObjectItem_CompareValue_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.CellType.Editors.ObjectItem.CompareValue*">CompareValue Method
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Wpf_SpreadSheet_CellType_Editors_ObjectItem_CompareValue_System_Object_System_Object_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.CellType.Editors.ObjectItem.CompareValue(System.Object,System.Object)">CompareValue(object, object)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Compare two values of object.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">protected override int CompareValue(object first, object second)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Protected Overrides Function CompareValue(first As Object, second As Object) 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.object">object</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">first</span></td>
      <td><p>An <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a> to compare.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">second</span></td>
      <td><p>An <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a> 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.
Value Condition Less than zero indicates <code class="paramref">first</code> is less than <code class="paramref">second</code>.
Zero <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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<h5 class="overrides">Overrides</h5>
<div><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.CellType.Editors.Item-1.CompareValue.html#GrapeCity_Wpf_SpreadSheet_CellType_Editors_Item_1_CompareValue__0__0_">Item&lt;object&gt;.CompareValue(object, object)</a></div>
<h5 class="exceptions">Exceptions</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.notsupportedexception">NotSupportedException</a></td>
      <td><p>If the object is not compareable, throw exception.</p>
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