Compare two strings lexicographically in C#

To compare strings in C#, use the compare() method. It compares two strings and returns the following integer values −

If str1 is less than str2, it returns -1. If str1 is equal to str2, it returns 0. If str1 is greater than str2, it returns 1.

Set the two strings in the String.compare() method and compare them −

string.Compare(string1, string2);

Example

You can try to run the following code to compare two strings in C#.

Live Demo

using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Text; namespace Demo {    class MyApplication {       static void Main(string[] args) {          string string1 = null;          string string2 = null;          string1 = "amit";          string2 = "Amit";          int myOutput = 0;          myOutput = string.Compare(string1, string2);          Console.WriteLine(myOutput.ToString());          Console.ReadLine();       }    } }

Output

-1