Guid.Equality(Guid, Guid) Operator
Definition
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Indicates whether the values of two specified Guid objects are equal.
public:
static bool operator ==(Guid a, Guid b);
public static bool operator == (Guid a, Guid b);
static member ( = ) : Guid * Guid -> bool
Public Shared Operator == (a As Guid, b As Guid) As Boolean
Parameters
- a
- Guid
The first object to compare.
- b
- Guid
The second object to compare.
Returns
true
if a
and b
are equal; otherwise, false
.
Examples
The following example uses the Equality operator to compare two GUID values with Guid.Empty to determine whether they consist exclusively of zeros.
// Create a GUID and determine whether it consists of all zeros.
Guid guid1 = Guid.NewGuid();
Console.WriteLine(guid1);
Console.WriteLine($"Empty: {guid1 == Guid.Empty}\n");
// Create a GUID with all zeros and compare it to Empty.
var bytes = new Byte[16];
var guid2 = new Guid(bytes);
Console.WriteLine(guid2);
Console.WriteLine($"Empty: {guid2 == Guid.Empty}");
// The example displays output like the following:
// 11c43ee8-b9d3-4e51-b73f-bd9dda66e29c
// Empty: False
//
// 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
// Empty: True
open System
// Create a GUID and determine whether it consists of all zeros.
let guid1 = Guid.NewGuid()
printfn $"{guid1}"
printfn $"Empty: {guid1 = Guid.Empty}\n"
// Create a GUID with all zeros and compare it to Empty.
let bytes = Array.zeroCreate<byte> 16
let guid2 = Guid bytes
printfn $"{guid2}"
printfn $"Empty: {guid2 = Guid.Empty}"
// The example displays output like the following:
// 11c43ee8-b9d3-4e51-b73f-bd9dda66e29c
// Empty: False
//
// 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
// Empty: True
Module Example
Public Sub Main()
' Create a GUID and determine whether it consists of all zeros.
Dim guid1 As Guid = Guid.NewGuid
Console.WriteLine(guid1)
Console.WriteLine("Empty: {0}", guid1 = Guid.Empty)
Console.WriteLine()
' Create a GUID with all zeros and compare it to Empty.
Dim bytes(15) As Byte
Dim guid2 As New Guid(bytes)
Console.WriteLine(guid2)
Console.WriteLine("Empty: {0}", guid2 = Guid.Empty)
End Sub
End Module
' The example displays output like the following:
' 11c43ee8-b9d3-4e51-b73f-bd9dda66e29c
' Empty: False
'
' 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
' Empty: True
Remarks
The equivalent method for this operator is Guid.Equals(Object)