Eq element (Query)

Applies to: SharePoint 2016 | SharePoint Foundation 2013 | SharePoint Online | SharePoint Server 2013

Arithmetic operator that means "equal to" and is used within a query.

<Eq>
</Eq>

Elements and attributes

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

None

Child elements

FieldRef
Value
XML

Parent elements

And
Expr1
Expr2
Or
Where

Occurrences

Minimum: 0
Maximum: Unbounded

Example

If the Status column equals Completed or is empty, the query in the following example returns rows from the Modified column in descending order.

<Query>
  <OrderBy>
    <FieldRef Name="Modified" Ascending="FALSE"></FieldRef>
  </OrderBy>
  <Where>
    <Or>
      <Eq>
        <FieldRef Name="Status"></FieldRef>
        <Value Type="Text">Completed</Value>
      </Eq>
      <IsNull>
        <FieldRef Name="Status"></FieldRef>
      </IsNull>
    </Or>
  </Where>
</Query>