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func Compare ¶

func Compare(a, b interface{}) int

Compare returns 0 if a and b are equal, -1 if a < b, or 1 if a > b. Panics if a and b are not of the same type, or are of a type not listed here.

• Bools are compared assuming false < true.
• Strings, integer and float values are compared as Go compares them.
• Two nil pointers are equal; one nil pointer is treated as smaller than a non-nil pointer.
• Non-nil pointers are compared by comparing the values they point to.
• Structures are compared by comparing their fields in order.
• Slices are compared by comparing elements sequentially. If the slices are of different length and all elements are the same up to the shorter length, the shorter slice is treated as smaller.
• Maps can only be compared if they have string keys, in which case the ordered list of keys are first compared as string slices, and if they're equal then the values are compared sequentially in key order.