Package.IsCompatibleWith(String) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Java.Lang

Assembly:: Mono.Android.dll

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Compare this package's specification version with a desired version.

[Android.Runtime.Register("isCompatibleWith", "(Ljava/lang/String;)Z", "GetIsCompatibleWith_Ljava_lang_String_Handler")]
public virtual bool IsCompatibleWith (string? desired);

[<Android.Runtime.Register("isCompatibleWith", "(Ljava/lang/String;)Z", "GetIsCompatibleWith_Ljava_lang_String_Handler")>]
abstract member IsCompatibleWith : string -> bool
override this.IsCompatibleWith : string -> bool

Parameters

desired: String

the version string of the desired version.

Returns

Boolean

true if this package's version number is greater than or equal to the desired version number

Attributes: RegisterAttribute

Exceptions

NumberFormatException

if this package's version string or the one provided are not in the correct format.

Remarks

Compare this package's specification version with a desired version. It returns true if this packages specification version number is greater than or equal to the desired version number.

Version numbers are compared by sequentially comparing corresponding components of the desired and specification strings. Each component is converted as a decimal integer and the values compared. If the specification value is greater than the desired value true is returned. If the value is less false is returned. If the values are equal the period is skipped and the next pair of components is compared.

Java documentation for java.lang.Package.isCompatibleWith(java.lang.String).

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Applies to