/// <summary>
/// Compares this <see cref="Entity"/> to another <see cref="Entity"/>. First "classname" attributes are compared, then "targetname".
/// Attributes are compared alphabetically. Targetnames are only compared if classnames match.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="other"><see cref="Entity"/> to compare to.</param>
/// <returns>Less than zero if this entity is first, 0 if they occur at the same time, greater than zero otherwise.</returns>
public int CompareTo(Entity other)
{
if (other == null)
{
return(1);
}
int comparison = ClassName.CompareTo(other.ClassName);
return(comparison != 0 ? comparison : Name.CompareTo(other.Name));
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares this <see cref="Entity"/> to another object. First "classname" attributes are compared, then "targetname".
/// Attributes are compared alphabetically. Targetnames are only compared if classnames match.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj"><c>Object</c> to compare to.</param>
/// <returns>Less than zero if this entity is first, 0 if they occur at the same time, greater than zero otherwise.</returns>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException"><paramref name="obj"/> was not of type <see cref="Entity"/>.</exception>
public int CompareTo(object obj)
{
if (obj == null)
{
return(1);
}
Entity other = obj as Entity;
if (other == null)
{
throw new ArgumentException("Object is not an Entity");
}
int comparison = ClassName.CompareTo(other.ClassName);
return(comparison != 0 ? comparison : Name.CompareTo(other.Name));
}
