= (Equals) (Entity SQL)
Compares the equality of two expressions.
Syntax
expression = expression
-- or
expression == expression
Arguments
expression
Any valid expression. Both expressions must have implicitly convertible data types.
Result Types
true
if the left expression is equal to the right expression; otherwise, false
.
Remarks
The == operator is equivalent to =.
Example
The following Entity SQL query uses = comparison operator to compare the equality of two expressions. The query is based on the AdventureWorks Sales Model. To compile and run this query, follow these steps:
Follow the procedure in How to: Execute a Query that Returns StructuralType Results.
Pass the following query as an argument to the
ExecuteStructuralTypeQuery
method:
SELECT VALUE product FROM AdventureWorksEntities.Products
AS product WHERE product.ListPrice = @price