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Enum.Equals Method

.NET Framework 4

Returns a value indicating whether this instance is equal to a specified object.

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

abstract Equals : 
        obj:Object -> bool 
override Equals : 
        obj:Object -> bool

Parameters

obj: Type: System.Object
An object to compare with this instance, or a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if obj is an Enum with the same underlying type and value as this instance; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following example illustrates the use of Equals in the context of Enum.

C++

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Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

Enum Class

System Namespace

CompareTo

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