// ==++==
//
//   Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
//
// ==--==
namespace System
{

    using System;
    // The IComparable interface is implemented by classes that support an
    // ordering of instances of the class. The ordering represented by
    // IComparable can be used to sort arrays and collections of objects
    // that implement the interface.
    //
    //| <include path='docs/doc[@for="IComparable"]/*' />
    public interface IComparable
    {
        //| <include path='docs/doc[@for="IComparable.CompareTo"]/*' />
        // Compares this object to another object, returning an integer that
        // indicates the relationship. An implementation of this method must return
        // a value less than zero if this is less than object, zero
        // if this is equal to object, or a value greater than zero
        // if this is greater than object.
        //
        int CompareTo(Object obj);
    }
}