UnicodeEncoding.Equals(Object) Method

Definition

Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current UnicodeEncoding object.

C#
public override bool Equals(object value);
C#
public override bool Equals(object? value);

Parameters

value
Object

The object to compare with the current object.

Returns

true if value is an instance of UnicodeEncoding and is equal to the current object; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use the Equals method to test whether the current UnicodeEncoding object is equal to a different UnicodeEncoding object. Five UnicodeEncoding objects are created and compared, and the results of the comparisons are displayed.

C#
using System;
using System.Text;

class UnicodeEncodingExample {
    public static void Main() {

        // Create a UnicodeEncoding without parameters.
        UnicodeEncoding unicode = new UnicodeEncoding();

        // Create a UnicodeEncoding to support little-endian byte ordering
        // and include the Unicode byte order mark.
        UnicodeEncoding unicodeLittleEndianBOM = 
            new UnicodeEncoding(false, true);
        // Compare this UnicodeEncoding to the UnicodeEncoding without parameters.
        DescribeEquivalence(unicode.Equals(unicodeLittleEndianBOM));

        // Create a UnicodeEncoding to support little-endian byte ordering
        // and not include the Unicode byte order mark.
        UnicodeEncoding unicodeLittleEndianNoBOM =
            new UnicodeEncoding(false, false);
        // Compare this UnicodeEncoding to the UnicodeEncoding without parameters.
        DescribeEquivalence(unicode.Equals(unicodeLittleEndianNoBOM));

        // Create a UnicodeEncoding to support big-endian byte ordering
        // and include the Unicode byte order mark.
        UnicodeEncoding unicodeBigEndianBOM =
            new UnicodeEncoding(true, true);
        // Compare this UnicodeEncoding to the UnicodeEncoding without parameters.
        DescribeEquivalence(unicode.Equals(unicodeBigEndianBOM));

        // Create a UnicodeEncoding to support big-endian byte ordering
        // and not include the Unicode byte order mark.
        UnicodeEncoding unicodeBigEndianNoBOM =
            new UnicodeEncoding(true, false);
        // Compare this UnicodeEncoding to the UnicodeEncoding without parameters.
        DescribeEquivalence(unicode.Equals(unicodeBigEndianNoBOM));
    }

    public static void DescribeEquivalence(Boolean isEquivalent) {
        Console.WriteLine(
            "{0} equivalent encoding.", (isEquivalent ? "An" : "Not an")
        );
    }
}

Remarks

Two UnicodeEncoding objects are considered equal if all of the following conditions are true:

  • Both objects use the same byte order (little-endian or big-endian).

  • Both objects provide the byte order mark, or both do not.

  • Both objects use the same encoder fallback.

  • Both objects use the same decoder fallback.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1
UWP 10.0

See also