String.Inequality Operator
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Determines whether two specified String objects have different values.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Shared Operator <> ( _
a As String, _
b As String _
) As Boolean
public static bool operator !=(
string a,
string b
)
Parameters
- a
Type: System.String
The first string to compare, or nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
- b
Type: System.String
The second string to compare, or nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
Return Value
Type: System.Boolean
true if the value of a is different from the value of b; otherwise, false.
Remarks
The Inequality method defines the operation of the inequality operator for the String class.
This operator is implemented using the Equals method, which means the comparands are tested for a combination of reference and value equality. This operator performs an ordinal comparison.
Note: |
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The Visual Basic compiler does not resolve the inequality operator as a call to the Inequality method. Instead, the inequality operator wraps a call to the Operators.CompareString method. |
Examples
The following code example demonstrates the inequality operator.
// Example for the String Inequality operator.
using System;
class Example
{
public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
{
outputBlock.Text +=
"This example of the String Inequality operator\n" +
"generates the following output.\n" + "\n";
CompareAndDisplay(outputBlock, "ijkl");
CompareAndDisplay(outputBlock, "ABCD");
CompareAndDisplay(outputBlock, "abcd");
}
static void CompareAndDisplay(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock, String Comparand)
{
String Lower = "abcd";
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(
"\"{0}\" != \"{1}\" ? {2}",
Lower, Comparand, Lower != Comparand) + "\n";
}
}
/*
This example of the String Inequality operator
generates the following output.
"abcd" != "ijkl" ? True
"abcd" != "ABCD" ? True
"abcd" != "abcd" ? False
*/
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
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