Determines whether the specified
Object instances are the same instance.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function ReferenceEquals ( _
objA As Object, _
objB As Object _
) As Boolean
Dim objA As Object
Dim objB As Object
Dim returnValue As Boolean
returnValue = Object.ReferenceEquals(objA, objB)
public static bool ReferenceEquals (
Object objA,
Object objB
)
public:
static bool ReferenceEquals (
Object^ objA,
Object^ objB
)
public static boolean ReferenceEquals (
Object objA,
Object objB
)
public static function ReferenceEquals (
objA : Object,
objB : Object
) : boolean
Parameters
- objA
The first Object to compare.
- objB
The second Object to compare.
Return Value
true if objA is the same instance as objB or if both are null references; otherwise, false.
The following code example uses ReferenceEquals to determine if two objects are the same instance.
using System;
class MyClass {
static void Main() {
object o = null;
object p = null;
object q = new Object();
Console.WriteLine(Object.ReferenceEquals(o, p));
p = q;
Console.WriteLine(Object.ReferenceEquals(p, q));
Console.WriteLine(Object.ReferenceEquals(o, p));
}
}
/*
This code produces the following output.
True
True
False
*/
using namespace System;
int main()
{
Object^ o = nullptr;
Object^ p = nullptr;
Object^ q = gcnew Object;
Console::WriteLine( Object::ReferenceEquals( o, p ) );
p = q;
Console::WriteLine( Object::ReferenceEquals( p, q ) );
Console::WriteLine( Object::ReferenceEquals( o, p ) );
}
/*
This code produces the following output.
True
True
False
*/
import System.*;
class MyClass
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Object o = null;
Object p = null;
Object q = new Object();
Console.WriteLine(Object.ReferenceEquals(o, p));
p = q;
Console.WriteLine(Object.ReferenceEquals(p, q));
Console.WriteLine(Object.ReferenceEquals(o, p));
} //main
} //MyClass
/*
This code produces the following output.
True
True
False
*/
import System
class MyClass {
static function Main() {
var o = null;
var p = null;
var q = new Object();
Console.WriteLine(Object.ReferenceEquals(o, p));
p = q;
Console.WriteLine(Object.ReferenceEquals(p, q));
Console.WriteLine(Object.ReferenceEquals(o, p));
}
}
MyClass.Main();
/*
This code produces the following output.
True
True
False
*/
Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 2.0