C#: What is the difference between CompareTo(String) and Equals(String)? [duplicate]

Answer 1

From MSDN:

string.CompareTo:

Compares this instance with a specified object or String and returns an integer that indicates whether this instance precedes, follows, or appears in the same position in the sort order as the specified object or String.

string.Equals:

Determines whether two String objects have the same value.

In short, CompareTo is used for sorting. Equals is used to determine equality.