I’m trying to figure out which of these interfaces I need to implement. They both essentially do the same thing. When would I use one over the other?
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I’m trying to figure out which of these interfaces I need to implement. They both essentially do the same thing. When would I use one over the other?
Well they are not quite the same thing as
IComparer<T>is implemented on a type that is capable of comparing two different objects whileIComparable<T>is implemented on types that are able to compare themselves with other instances of the same type.I tend to use
IComparable<T>for times when I need to know how another instance relates tothisinstance.IComparer<T>is useful for sorting collections as theIComparer<T>stands outside of the comparison.