public int CompareUsingMostPreciseType(object a, object b)
{
//If any of the paremeter that is null, not is a string the method ChangeType fails
if ((a == null || b == null) && (a != b) && options.AllowNullParameter())
{
return(-1);
}
Type mpt = options.AllowNullParameter()
// Allow nulls to be compared with other values
? GetMostPreciseType(a?.GetType(), b?.GetType()) ?? typeof(object)
// No breaking changes fallback
: GetMostPreciseType(a.GetType(), b.GetType());
return(Comparer.Default.Compare(Convert.ChangeType(a, mpt), Convert.ChangeType(b, mpt)));
}
public int CompareUsingMostPreciseType(object a, object b)
{
Type mpt = options.AllowNullParameter()
// Allow nulls to be compared with other values
? GetMostPreciseType(a?.GetType(), b?.GetType()) ?? typeof(object)
// No breaking changes fallback
: GetMostPreciseType(a.GetType(), b.GetType());
return(Comparer.Default.Compare(Convert.ChangeType(a, mpt), Convert.ChangeType(b, mpt)));
}