# CachedMessageExtensions.Compare(CachedMessage, StreamSequenceToken)

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.streaming/orleans.providers.streams.common.cachedmessageextensions/) | [Methods](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.streaming/orleans.providers.streams.common.cachedmessageextensions/methods/)

[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Streaming/Common/PooledCache/CachedMessage.cs#L58-L60)

```csharp
public static int Compare(this ref CachedMessage cachedMessage, StreamSequenceToken token)
```

Compares the specified cached message.

### Parameters

- `cachedMessage` (`CachedMessage`): The cached message.
- `token` (`StreamSequenceToken`): The token.

### Returns

A value indicating the relative order of the token to the cached message.