public int CompareKey(NodeKey keyCompareTo)
        {
            int ret = 0;

            if (this.objType != keyCompareTo.NodeKeyType)
            {
                return(-1); // throw new xBaseJException("Node key types do not match");
            }
            if (this.objType == dBaseType.C)
            {
                String s = (String)this.objKey;
                s = RebuildString(s);
                String t = keyCompareTo.ToString();
                t = RebuildString(t);
                return(s.CompareTo(t));
            }
            if (this.objType == dBaseType.F)
            {
                NodeFloat nf  = (NodeFloat)this.objKey;
                NodeFloat nft = (NodeFloat)keyCompareTo.objKey;
                return(nf.CompareTo(nft));
            }
            Double d = (Double)this.objKey;

            double d2 = d - keyCompareTo.GetDouble;

            if (d2 < 0.0)
            {
                return(-1);
            }
            if (d2 > 0.0)
            {
                return(1);
            }
            return(ret);
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Compare this NodeFloat object against another
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="obj">The NodeFloat object you want to compare</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public int CompareTo(object obj)
        {
            if (obj.GetType() == typeof(NodeFloat))
            {
                NodeFloat nf2 = (NodeFloat)obj;
                if (bSign == 0x10)
                {
                    if (nf2.bSign == 0x10)
                    {
                        return(0);
                    }
                    return(nf2.bSign < 0 ? -1 : 1); // nf2 is bigger if its > than 0;
                }

                if (nf2.bSign == 0x10)
                {
                    return(bSign < 0 ? 1 : -1); // nf2 is bigger if its > than 0;
                }
                if (bSign < 0)
                {
                    if (nf2.bSign > 0)
                    {
                        return(-1);
                    }
                }

                if (bSign > 0)
                {
                    if (nf2.bSign < 0)
                    {
                        return(1);
                    }
                }

                // assume both the same sign

                if (this.bSize < nf2.bSize)
                {
                    return(-1);
                }
                if (this.bSize > nf2.bSize)
                {
                    return(1);
                }

                for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
                {
                    if (bValue[i] == nf2.bValue[i]) // they're equal go get next
                    {
                        continue;
                    }

                    if (bValue[i] < 0)
                    {
                        // reverse all logic for bytes whose first nibble is 8 or 9

                        if ((nf2.bValue[i] < 0) && (nf2.bValue[i] < bValue[i])) // though it's smaller it's bigger
                        {
                            return(-1);
                        }
                        return(1);
                    }
                    if (nf2.bValue[i] < 0)
                    {
                        // reverse all logic for bytes whose first nibble is 8 or 9

                        return(-1); // if nf2 is negative, we know this.value is not neg so nf2 must be bigger.
                    }
                    if (bValue[i] < nf2.bValue[i])
                    {
                        return(-1);
                    }
                    if (bValue[i] > nf2.bValue[i])
                    {
                        return(1);
                    }
                }
            }
            return(0);
        }
 public NodeKey(NodeFloat Key)
 {
     this.objKey = Key;
     objType     = dBaseType.F;
 }