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Equals Method (Object)

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

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Function Equals ( _
    val As Object _
) As Boolean
public override bool Equals(
    Object val
)
public:
virtual bool Equals(
    Object^ val
) override
abstract Equals : 
        val:Object -> bool 
override Equals : 
        val:Object -> bool 
public override function Equals(
    val : Object
) : boolean

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System. . :: . .Boolean
true if val is an instance of DateTime and equals the value of this instance; otherwise, false.

Remarks

The current instance and val are equal if their Ticks property values are equal. Their Kind property values are not considered in the test for equality.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

DateTime Structure

Equals Overload

System Namespace