GetReverseComparer Generic Method

Wintellect PowerCollections

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Reverses the order of comparison of an IComparer<T>. The resulting comparer can be used, for example, to sort a collection in descending order. Equality and hash codes are unchanged.

Namespace: Wintellect.PowerCollections
Assembly: PowerCollections (in PowerCollections.dll)

Syntax

C#
public static IComparer<T> GetReverseComparer<T>( IComparer<T> comparer )

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function GetReverseComparer(Of T) ( _ comparer As IComparer(Of T) _ ) As IComparer(Of T)

Visual C++
public: generic<typename T> static IComparer<T>^ GetReverseComparer ( IComparer<T>^ comparer )

Parameters

comparer: IComparer<(Of <T>)>
The comparer to reverse.

Return Value

An IComparer<T> that compares items in the reverse order of comparer.

Type Parameters

T: The type of items thta are being compared.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
System..::ArgumentNullException	comparer is null.