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CancellationToken.Equals Method (Object)

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Determines whether the current CancellationToken instance is equal to the specified Object.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Function Equals ( _
    other As Object _
) As Boolean

public override bool Equals(
    Object other
)

Parameters

  • other
    Type: System.Object
    The other object to which to compare this instance.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
True if other is a CancellationToken and if the two instances are equal; otherwise, false. Two tokens are equal if they are associated with the same CancellationTokenSource or if they were both constructed from public CancellationToken constructors and their IsCancellationRequested values are equal.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ObjectDisposedException

An associated CancellationTokenSource has been disposed.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.