The ASP CompareMode Property is used to return and set the data comparison mode which compares the keys in a Dictionary Object. The data comparison mode can have the following value.
- vbBinaryCompare (0): This specifies that binary comparison will be used for the data.
- vbTextCompare (1): This specifies that textual comparison will be used for the data.
- vbDatabaseCompare (2): This specifies that database comparison will be used for the data.
Syntax:
DictionaryObject.CompareMode[=compare]
Parameter: This property has a single parameter as mentioned above and described below:
- compare: It is used to specify the comparison mode in the Dictionary Object. It is an optional parameter.
The below example demonstrates the ASP Dictionary.CompareMode Property.
Example:
ASP
<% dim dic 'Create a dictionary object set dic=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
'Set the comparison mode to be used dic.CompareMode=1 'Add some key-value pairs to the dictionary dic.Add "s","sudo"
dic.Add "c","competitive"
'Trying to add a new key that does not exists
dic.Add "p","placements"
Response.Write("The 'p' key-value was successfully added!")
'Trying to add a new key that already exists
'This will fail as the already exists!
dic.Add "c","code"
Response.Write("The 'c' key-value was successfully added!")
%> |
Output:
The 'p' key-value was successfully added! An error occurred on the server when processing the URL.