BigInteger.Equality Operator (BigInteger, Int64)

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Returns a value that indicates whether a BigInteger value and a signed long integer value are equal.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Operator = ( _
    left As BigInteger, _
    right As Long _
) As Boolean

public static bool operator ==(
    BigInteger left,
    long right
)

Type: System.Boolean
true if the left and right parameters have the same value; otherwise, false.

The Equality(BigInteger, Int64) method defines the equality comparison operation for BigInteger values. It enables code such as the following:

Dim bigNumber As BigInteger = BigInteger.Pow(2, 63)
Dim number As Long = Int64.MaxValue
If bigNumber = number Then
   ' Do something...
End If

BigInteger bigNumber = BigInteger.Pow(2, 63);
long number = Int64.MaxValue;
if (bigNumber == number)
{
   // Do something...
}

Languages that do not support custom operators can call the BigInteger.Equals(Int64) instance method instead.

If right is a Byte, Int16, Int32, SByte, UInt16, or UInt32 value, it is implicitly converted to an Int64 value when the operation is performed.

Supported in: 5, 4

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