---
title: "compare(_:_:)"
framework: swift-package-manager
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "swift-package-manager/documentation/packageplugin/pathlist/compare(_:_:)"
---

# compare(_:_:)

Inherited from Sequence.compare(_:_:).

## Declaration

```swift
func compare<Comparator>(_ lhs: Comparator.Compared, _ rhs: Comparator.Compared) -> ComparisonResult where Comparator : SortComparator, Comparator == Self.Element
```