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

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Wpf_SpreadSheet_CellType_Editors_StringItem_CompareValue_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.CellType.Editors.StringItem.CompareValue*">CompareValue Method
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Wpf_SpreadSheet_CellType_Editors_StringItem_CompareValue_System_String_System_String_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.CellType.Editors.StringItem.CompareValue(System.String,System.String)">CompareValue(string, string)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Compare two values of string.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">protected override int CompareValue(string first, string second)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Protected Overrides Function CompareValue(first As String, second As String) 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">first</span></td>
      <td><p>A <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a> to compare.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">second</span></td>
      <td><p>A <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</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;string&gt;.CompareValue(string, string)</a></div>
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