String.Equals Method (String)
.NET Framework 4.5
Determines whether this instance and another specified String object have the same value.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- value
- Type: System.String
The string to compare to this instance.
Return Value
Type: System.Booleantrue if the value of the value parameter is the same as this instance; otherwise, false.
Implements
IEquatable<T>.Equals(T)The following example demonstrates the Equals method.
using System; public class Example { public static void Main() { Console.OutputEncoding = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8; string word = "File"; string[] others = { word.ToLower(), word, word.ToUpper(), "fıle" }; foreach (string other in others) { if (word.Equals(other)) Console.WriteLine("{0} = {1}", word, other); else Console.WriteLine("{0} {1} {2}", word, '\u2260', other); } } } // The example displays the following output: // File ≠ file // File = File // File ≠ FILE // File ≠ fıle
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
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