---
title: "CompareStringOrdinal Method"
ms.date: "11/04/2016"
ms.topic: "reference"
f1_keywords: ["corewrappers/Microsoft::WRL::Wrappers::Details::CompareStringOrdinal"]
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# CompareStringOrdinal Method

Supports the WRL infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

## Syntax

```cpp
inline INT32 CompareStringOrdinal(
   HSTRING lhs,
   HSTRING rhs)
```

### Parameters

*lhs*<br/>
The first HSTRING to compare.

*rhs*<br/>
The second HSTRING to compare.

## Return Value

|Value|Condition|
|-----------|---------------|
|-1|*lhs* is less than *rhs*.|
|0|*lhs* equals *rhs*.|
|1|*lhs* is greater than *rhs*.|

## Remarks

Compares two specified HSTRING objects and returns an integer that indicates their relative position in a sort order.

## Requirements

**Header:** corewrappers.h

**Namespace:** Microsoft::WRL::Wrappers::Details

## See also

[Microsoft::WRL::Wrappers::Details Namespace](microsoft-wrl-wrappers-details-namespace.md)