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instance method

Date#<=>

d <=> other → -1, 0, +1 or nil

static VALUE
d_lite_cmp(VALUE self, VALUE other)
{
    if (!k_date_p(other))
        return cmp_gen(self, other);

    {
        get_d2(self, other);

        if (!(simple_dat_p(adat) && simple_dat_p(bdat) &&
              m_gregorian_p(adat) == m_gregorian_p(bdat)))
            return cmp_dd(self, other);

        {
            VALUE a_nth, b_nth;
            int a_jd, b_jd;

            m_canonicalize_jd(self, adat);
            m_canonicalize_jd(other, bdat);
            a_nth = m_nth(adat);
            b_nth = m_nth(bdat);
            if (f_eqeq_p(a_nth, b_nth)) {
                a_jd = m_jd(adat);
                b_jd = m_jd(bdat);
                if (a_jd == b_jd) {
                    return INT2FIX(0);
                }
                else if (a_jd < b_jd) {
                    return INT2FIX(-1);
                }
                else {
                    return INT2FIX(1);
                }
            }
            else if (f_lt_p(a_nth, b_nth)) {
                return INT2FIX(-1);
            }
            else {
                return INT2FIX(1);
            }
        }
    }
}

Compares the two dates and returns -1, zero, 1 or nil. The other should be a date object or a numeric value as an astronomical Julian day number.

Example

Date.new(2001,2,3) <=> Date.new(2001,2,4)   #=> -1
Date.new(2001,2,3) <=> Date.new(2001,2,3)   #=> 0
Date.new(2001,2,3) <=> Date.new(2001,2,2)   #=> 1
Date.new(2001,2,3) <=> Object.new           #=> nil
Date.new(2001,2,3) <=> Rational(4903887,2)  #=> 0