[Solved] What is the output of the following C# code?string s1 = "apple";string s2 = "Banana";int result = string.Compare(s1, s2, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);Console.WriteLine(result); | C Sharp (C#)

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What is the output of the following C# code?

string s1 = "apple";
string s2 = "Banana";
int result = string.Compare(s1, s2, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
Console.WriteLine(result);

A-1

B0

C1

DCompilation error

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand string.Compare with OrdinalIgnoreCase
It compares strings ignoring case and returns negative if first is before second alphabetically.
Step 2: Compare "apple" and "Banana" ignoring case
"apple" comes before "banana" alphabetically, so result is negative (-1).
Final Answer:
-1 -> Option A
Quick Check:
"apple" < "Banana" ignoring case = -1 [OK]

Quick Trick: Compare returns negative if first string is alphabetically before second [OK]

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