TimeSpan.Equals Method

Definition

Returns a value indicating whether two instances of TimeSpan are equal.

Overloads

Equals(TimeSpan, TimeSpan)

Returns a value that indicates whether two specified instances of TimeSpan are equal.

Equals(Object)

Returns a value indicating whether this instance is equal to a specified object.

Equals(TimeSpan)

Returns a value indicating whether this instance is equal to a specified TimeSpan object.

Equals(TimeSpan, TimeSpan)

Source:
TimeSpan.cs
Source:
TimeSpan.cs
Source:
TimeSpan.cs

Returns a value that indicates whether two specified instances of TimeSpan are equal.

C#
public static bool Equals(TimeSpan t1, TimeSpan t2);

Parameters

t1
TimeSpan

The first time interval to compare.

t2
TimeSpan

The second time interval to compare.

Returns

true if the values of t1 and t2 are equal; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following example compares several TimeSpan objects to a reference TimeSpan object using the static Equals method.

C#
// Example of the TimeSpan.Compare( TimeSpan, TimeSpan ) and 
// TimeSpan.Equals( TimeSpan, TimeSpan ) methods.
using System;

class TSCompareEqualsDemo
{
    const string dataFmt = "{0,-38}{1}" ;

    // Compare TimeSpan parameters, and display them with the results.
    static void CompareTimeSpans( TimeSpan Left, TimeSpan Right, 
        string RightText )
    {
        Console.WriteLine( );
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, "Right: " + RightText, Right );
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, "TimeSpan.Equals( Left, Right )", 
            TimeSpan.Equals( Left, Right ) );
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, 
            "TimeSpan.Compare( Left, Right )", 
            TimeSpan.Compare( Left, Right ) );
    }

    static void Main( )
    {
        TimeSpan Left = new TimeSpan( 2, 0, 0 );

        Console.WriteLine(
            "This example of the TimeSpan.Equals( TimeSpan, Time" +
            "Span ) and \nTimeSpan.Compare( TimeSpan, TimeSpan ) " +
            "methods generates the \nfollowing output by creating " +
            "several different TimeSpan \nobjects and comparing " +
            "them with a 2-hour TimeSpan.\n" );
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, "Left: TimeSpan( 2, 0, 0 )", 
            Left );

        // Create objects to compare with a 2-hour TimeSpan.
        CompareTimeSpans( Left, new TimeSpan( 0, 120, 0 ), 
            "TimeSpan( 0, 120, 0 )" );
        CompareTimeSpans( Left, new TimeSpan( 2, 0, 1 ), 
            "TimeSpan( 2, 0, 1 )" );
        CompareTimeSpans( Left, new TimeSpan( 2, 0, -1 ), 
            "TimeSpan( 2, 0, -1 )");
        CompareTimeSpans( Left, new TimeSpan( 72000000000 ), 
            "TimeSpan( 72000000000 )" );
        CompareTimeSpans( Left, TimeSpan.FromDays( 1.0 / 12D ), 
            "TimeSpan.FromDays( 1 / 12 )" );
    } 
} 

/*
This example of the TimeSpan.Equals( TimeSpan, TimeSpan ) and
TimeSpan.Compare( TimeSpan, TimeSpan ) methods generates the
following output by creating several different TimeSpan
objects and comparing them with a 2-hour TimeSpan.

Left: TimeSpan( 2, 0, 0 )             02:00:00

Right: TimeSpan( 0, 120, 0 )          02:00:00
TimeSpan.Equals( Left, Right )        True
TimeSpan.Compare( Left, Right )       0

Right: TimeSpan( 2, 0, 1 )            02:00:01
TimeSpan.Equals( Left, Right )        False
TimeSpan.Compare( Left, Right )       -1

Right: TimeSpan( 2, 0, -1 )           01:59:59
TimeSpan.Equals( Left, Right )        False
TimeSpan.Compare( Left, Right )       1

Right: TimeSpan( 72000000000 )        02:00:00
TimeSpan.Equals( Left, Right )        True
TimeSpan.Compare( Left, Right )       0

Right: TimeSpan.FromDays( 1 / 12 )    02:00:00
TimeSpan.Equals( Left, Right )        True
TimeSpan.Compare( Left, Right )       0
*/

See also

Applies to

.NET 9 and other versions
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
.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, 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1
UWP 10.0

Equals(Object)

Source:
TimeSpan.cs
Source:
TimeSpan.cs
Source:
TimeSpan.cs

Returns a value indicating whether this instance is equal to a specified object.

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

Parameters

value
Object

An object to compare with this instance.

Returns

true if value is a TimeSpan object that represents the same time interval as the current TimeSpan structure; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following example compares several TimeSpan and other objects to a reference TimeSpan using the Equals method.

C#
// Example of the TimeSpan.CompareTo( Object ) and 
// TimeSpan.Equals( Object ) methods.
using System;

class TSCompToEqualsObjDemo
{
    // Compare the TimeSpan to the Object parameters, 
    // and display the Object parameters with the results.
    static void CompTimeSpanToObject( TimeSpan Left, object Right, 
        string RightText )
    {
        Console.WriteLine( "{0,-33}{1}", "Object: " + RightText, 
            Right );
        Console.WriteLine( "{0,-33}{1}", "Left.Equals( Object )", 
            Left.Equals( Right ) );
        Console.Write( "{0,-33}", "Left.CompareTo( Object )" );

        // Catch the exception if CompareTo( ) throws one.
        try
        {
            Console.WriteLine( "{0}\n", Left.CompareTo( Right ) );
        }
        catch( Exception ex )
        {
            Console.WriteLine( "Error: {0}\n", ex.Message );
        }
    }

    static void Main( )
    {
        TimeSpan Left = new TimeSpan( 0, 5, 0 );

        Console.WriteLine(
            "This example of the TimeSpan.Equals( Object ) " +
            "and \nTimeSpan.CompareTo( Object ) methods generates " +
            "the \nfollowing output by creating several different " +
            "TimeSpan \nobjects and comparing them with a " +
            "5-minute TimeSpan.\n" );
        Console.WriteLine( "{0,-33}{1}\n", 
            "Left: TimeSpan( 0, 5, 0 )", Left );

        // Create objects to compare with a 5-minute TimeSpan.
        CompTimeSpanToObject( Left, new TimeSpan( 0, 0, 300 ), 
            "TimeSpan( 0, 0, 300 )" );
        CompTimeSpanToObject( Left, new TimeSpan( 0, 5, 1 ), 
            "TimeSpan( 0, 5, 1 )" );
        CompTimeSpanToObject( Left, new TimeSpan( 0, 5, -1 ), 
            "TimeSpan( 0, 5, -1 )" );
        CompTimeSpanToObject( Left, new TimeSpan( 3000000000 ), 
            "TimeSpan( 3000000000 )" );
        CompTimeSpanToObject( Left, 3000000000L, 
            "long 3000000000L" );
        CompTimeSpanToObject( Left, "00:05:00", 
            "string \"00:05:00\"" );
    } 
} 

/*
This example of the TimeSpan.Equals( Object ) and
TimeSpan.CompareTo( Object ) methods generates the
following output by creating several different TimeSpan
objects and comparing them with a 5-minute TimeSpan.

Left: TimeSpan( 0, 5, 0 )        00:05:00

Object: TimeSpan( 0, 0, 300 )    00:05:00
Left.Equals( Object )            True
Left.CompareTo( Object )         0

Object: TimeSpan( 0, 5, 1 )      00:05:01
Left.Equals( Object )            False
Left.CompareTo( Object )         -1

Object: TimeSpan( 0, 5, -1 )     00:04:59
Left.Equals( Object )            False
Left.CompareTo( Object )         1

Object: TimeSpan( 3000000000 )   00:05:00
Left.Equals( Object )            True
Left.CompareTo( Object )         0

Object: long 3000000000L         3000000000
Left.Equals( Object )            False
Left.CompareTo( Object )         Error: Object must be of type TimeSpan.

Object: string "00:05:00"        00:05:00
Left.Equals( Object )            False
Left.CompareTo( Object )         Error: Object must be of type TimeSpan.
*/

See also

Applies to

.NET 9 and other versions
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
.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, 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1
UWP 10.0

Equals(TimeSpan)

Source:
TimeSpan.cs
Source:
TimeSpan.cs
Source:
TimeSpan.cs

Returns a value indicating whether this instance is equal to a specified TimeSpan object.

C#
public bool Equals(TimeSpan obj);

Parameters

obj
TimeSpan

An object to compare with this instance.

Returns

true if obj represents the same time interval as this instance; otherwise, false.

Implements

Examples

The following example demonstrates generic and nongeneric versions of the CompareTo method for several value and reference types.

C#
// This example demonstrates the generic and non-generic versions of the
// CompareTo method for several base types.
// The non-generic version takes a parameter of type Object, while the generic
// version takes a type-specific parameter, such as Boolean, Int32, or Double.

using System;

class Sample
{
    public static void Main()
    {
    string    nl = Environment.NewLine;
    string    msg = "{0}The following is the result of using the generic and non-generic{0}" +
                    "versions of the CompareTo method for several base types:{0}";

    DateTime  now = DateTime.Now;
// Time span = 11 days, 22 hours, 33 minutes, 44 seconds
    TimeSpan  tsX = new TimeSpan(11, 22, 33, 44);
// Version = 1.2.333.4
    Version   versX = new Version("1.2.333.4");
// Guid = CA761232-ED42-11CE-BACD-00AA0057B223
    Guid      guidX = new Guid("{CA761232-ED42-11CE-BACD-00AA0057B223}");

    Boolean  a1 = true,  a2 = true;
    Byte     b1 = 1,     b2 = 1;
    Int16    c1 = -2,    c2 = 2;
    Int32    d1 = 3,     d2 = 3;
    Int64    e1 = 4,     e2 = -4;
    Decimal  f1 = -5.5m, f2 = 5.5m;
    Single   g1 = 6.6f,  g2 = 6.6f;
    Double   h1 = 7.7d,  h2 = -7.7d;
    Char     i1 = 'A',   i2 = 'A';
    String   j1 = "abc", j2 = "abc";
    DateTime k1 = now,   k2 = now;
    TimeSpan l1 = tsX,   l2 = tsX;
    Version  m1 = versX, m2 = new Version("2.0");
    Guid     n1 = guidX, n2 = guidX;

// The following types are not CLS-compliant.
    SByte    w1 = 8,     w2 = 8;
    UInt16   x1 = 9,     x2 = 9;
    UInt32   y1 = 10,    y2 = 10;
    UInt64   z1 = 11,    z2 = 11;
//
    Console.WriteLine(msg, nl);
    try
        {
// The second and third Show method call parameters are automatically boxed because
// the second and third Show method declaration arguments expect type Object.

        Show("Boolean:  ", a1, a2, a1.CompareTo(a2), a1.CompareTo((Object)a2));
        Show("Byte:     ", b1, b2, b1.CompareTo(b2), b1.CompareTo((Object)b2));
        Show("Int16:    ", c1, c2, c1.CompareTo(c2), c1.CompareTo((Object)c2));
        Show("Int32:    ", d1, d2, d1.CompareTo(d2), d1.CompareTo((Object)d2));
        Show("Int64:    ", e1, e2, e1.CompareTo(e2), e1.CompareTo((Object)e2));
        Show("Decimal:  ", f1, f2, f1.CompareTo(f2), f1.CompareTo((Object)f2));
        Show("Single:   ", g1, g2, g1.CompareTo(g2), g1.CompareTo((Object)g2));
        Show("Double:   ", h1, h2, h1.CompareTo(h2), h1.CompareTo((Object)h2));
        Show("Char:     ", i1, i2, i1.CompareTo(i2), i1.CompareTo((Object)i2));
        Show("String:   ", j1, j2, j1.CompareTo(j2), j1.CompareTo((Object)j2));
        Show("DateTime: ", k1, k2, k1.CompareTo(k2), k1.CompareTo((Object)k2));
        Show("TimeSpan: ", l1, l2, l1.CompareTo(l2), l1.CompareTo((Object)l2));
        Show("Version:  ", m1, m2, m1.CompareTo(m2), m1.CompareTo((Object)m2));
        Show("Guid:     ", n1, n2, n1.CompareTo(n2), n1.CompareTo((Object)n2));
//
        Console.WriteLine("{0}The following types are not CLS-compliant:", nl);
        Show("SByte:    ", w1, w2, w1.CompareTo(w2), w1.CompareTo((Object)w2));
        Show("UInt16:   ", x1, x2, x1.CompareTo(x2), x1.CompareTo((Object)x2));
        Show("UInt32:   ", y1, y2, y1.CompareTo(y2), y1.CompareTo((Object)y2));
        Show("UInt64:   ", z1, z2, z1.CompareTo(z2), z1.CompareTo((Object)z2));
        }
    catch (Exception e)
        {
        Console.WriteLine(e);
        }
    }

    public static void Show(string caption, Object var1, Object var2,
                            int resultGeneric, int resultNonGeneric)
    {
    string relation;

    Console.Write(caption);
    if (resultGeneric == resultNonGeneric)
        {
        if      (resultGeneric < 0) relation = "less than";
        else if (resultGeneric > 0) relation = "greater than";
        else                        relation = "equal to";
        Console.WriteLine("{0} is {1} {2}", var1, relation, var2);
        }

// The following condition will never occur because the generic and non-generic
// CompareTo methods are equivalent.

    else
        {
        Console.WriteLine("Generic CompareTo = {0}; non-generic CompareTo = {1}",
                           resultGeneric, resultNonGeneric);
        }
   }
}
/*
This example produces the following results:

The following is the result of using the generic and non-generic versions of the
CompareTo method for several base types:

Boolean:  True is equal to True
Byte:     1 is equal to 1
Int16:    -2 is less than 2
Int32:    3 is equal to 3
Int64:    4 is greater than -4
Decimal:  -5.5 is less than 5.5
Single:   6.6 is equal to 6.6
Double:   7.7 is greater than -7.7
Char:     A is equal to A
String:   abc is equal to abc
DateTime: 12/1/2003 5:37:46 PM is equal to 12/1/2003 5:37:46 PM
TimeSpan: 11.22:33:44 is equal to 11.22:33:44
Version:  1.2.333.4 is less than 2.0
Guid:     ca761232-ed42-11ce-bacd-00aa0057b223 is equal to ca761232-ed42-11ce-bacd-00
aa0057b223

The following types are not CLS-compliant:
SByte:    8 is equal to 8
UInt16:   9 is equal to 9
UInt32:   10 is equal to 10
UInt64:   11 is equal to 11
*/

Remarks

This method implements the System.IEquatable<T> interface, and performs slightly better than Equals because it does not have to convert the obj parameter to an object.

See also

Applies to

.NET 9 and other versions
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
.NET Framework 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, 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1
UWP 10.0