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/// <summary>
/// Compare versions of form "1,2,3,4" or "1.2.3.4". Throws FormatException
/// in case of invalid version.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="strA">the first version</param>
/// <param name="strB">the second version</param>
/// <returns>less than zero if strA is less than strB, equal to zero if
/// strA equals strB, and greater than zero if strA is greater than strB</returns>
public static int CompareVersions(string strA, string strB)
{
var vA = new System.Version(strA.Replace(",", "."));
var vB = new System.Version(strB.Replace(",", "."));
return vA.CompareTo(vB);
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Test("1.0.0.0", "1.0.0.1", -1);
Test("1.0.0.1", "1.0.0.0", 1);
Test("1.0.0.0", "1.0.0.0", 0);
Test("1, 0.0.0", "1.0.0.0", 0);
Test("9, 5, 1, 44", "3.4.5.6", 1);
Test("1, 5, 1, 44", "3.4.5.6", -1);
Test("6,5,4,3", "6.5.4.3", 0);
try
{
CompareVersions("2, 3, 4 - 4", "1,2,3,4");
Console.WriteLine("Exception should have been thrown");
}
catch (FormatException e)
{
Console.WriteLine("Got exception as expected.");
}
Console.ReadLine();
}
private static void Test(string lhs, string rhs, int expected)
{
int result = CompareVersions(lhs, rhs);
Console.WriteLine("Test(\"" + lhs + "\", \"" + rhs + "\", " + expected +
(result.Equals(expected) ? " succeeded." : " failed."));
}
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