BigInteger.GreaterThan Operator (Int64, BigInteger)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Operator > ( _
    left As Long, _
    right As BigInteger _
) As Boolean

public static bool operator >(
    long left,
    BigInteger right
)

Remarks

The GreaterThan method defines the operation of the greater than operator for BigInteger values. It enables code such as the following:

Dim bigNumber As BigInteger = BigInteger.Pow(Int32.MaxValue, 4)
Dim number As Long = Int64.MaxValue
If number > bigNumber Then
   ' Do something
End If

BigInteger bigNumber = BigInteger.Pow(Int32.MaxValue, 4);
long number = Int64.MaxValue;
if (number > bigNumber)
{
   // Do something;
}

Languages that do not support custom operators can call the BigInteger.CompareTo(Int64) instance method instead. Some languages can also call the GreaterThan(Int64, BigInteger) method directly, as the following example shows.

Dim bigNumber As BigInteger = BigInteger.Pow(Int32.MaxValue, 4)
Dim number As Long = Int64.MaxValue
If BigInteger.op_GreaterThan(number, bigNumber) Then
   ' Do something
End If

If left is a Byte, Int16, Int32, SByte, UInt16, or UInt32 value, it is implicitly converted to an Int64 value when the operation is performed.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

See Also

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