PIIdentity.LessThan Operator
- Last UpdatedJan 12, 2026
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- PI System
- AF SDK 3.2.0
- Developer
The less than relation operator (<) compares its operands to determine
which one is less than the other.
Namespace: OSIsoft.AF.PI
Assembly: OSIsoft.AFSDK (in OSIsoft.AFSDK.dll) Version: 3.2.0.7
Syntax
public static bool operator <( PIIdentity lhs, PIIdentity rhs )
Public Shared Operator < ( lhs As PIIdentity, rhs As PIIdentity ) As Boolean Dim lhs As PIIdentity Dim rhs As PIIdentity Dim returnValue As Boolean returnValue = (lhs < rhs)
public: static bool operator <( PIIdentity^ lhs, PIIdentity^ rhs )
static let inline (<) lhs : PIIdentity * rhs : PIIdentity : bool
Parameters
- lhs
- Type: OSIsoft.AF.PIPIIdentity
Left hand operator. - rhs
- Type: OSIsoft.AF.PIPIIdentity
Right hand operator.
Return Value
Type: BooleanReturns if the first operand is less than the second, otherwise.
Remarks
By definition, any object compares greater than and two null references compare equal to each other.
This method uses the Name of the objects to perform the comparison operation.