/// <summary>
/// Compares two specified types for order. Returns a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer
/// as this object is less than, equal to, or greater than the specified object.
/// <p>
/// Unlike natual ordering of {@link InstrumentProfileType} enum itself this method supports
/// unknown types and orders them alphabetically after standard ones.
/// <p>
/// The natural ordering implied by this method is designed for convenient data representation
/// in a file and shall not be used for business purposes.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type1">First type to compare.</param>
/// <param name="type2">Second type to compare.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
/// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException"></exception>
public static int CompareTypes(string type1, string type2)
{
InstrumentProfileType t1 = Find(type1);
InstrumentProfileType t2 = Find(type2);
if (t1 == null)
{
return(t2 == null?type1.CompareTo(type2) : +1);
}
if (t2 == null)
{
return(-1);
}
return(t1.CompareTo(t2));
}
/// <summary>
/// Compare this type with other.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="other">Other type to compare.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public int CompareTo(InstrumentProfileType other)
{
return(Name.CompareTo(other.Name));
}
