String.op_Equality Method

'Declaration
Public Shared Operator = ( _
	a As String, _
	b As String _
) As Boolean
'Usage
Dim a As String
Dim b As String
Dim returnValue As Boolean

returnValue = (a = b)

J# does not support overloaded operators.

JScript supports the use of overloaded operators, but not the declaration of new ones.

' Example for the String Equality operator.
Imports System
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic

Module EqualityOp
       
    Sub Main()
        Console.WriteLine( _
            "This example of the String Equality operator " & vbCrLf & _
            "generates the following output." & vbCrLf)

        CompareAndDisplay("ijkl")
        CompareAndDisplay("ABCD")
        CompareAndDisplay("abcd")
    End Sub 'Main
       
    Sub CompareAndDisplay(Comparand As String)
        Dim Lower As String = "abcd"
          
        Console.WriteLine( _
            """{0}"" = ""{1}"" ?  {2}", _
            Lower, Comparand, Lower = Comparand)

    End Sub 'CompareAndDisplay
End Module 'EqualityOp

' This example of the String Equality operator 
' generates the following output.
'
' "abcd" = "ijkl" ?  False
' "abcd" = "ABCD" ?  False
' "abcd" = "abcd" ?  True

// Example for the String Equality operator.
import System.*;

class EqualityOp
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(("This example of the String Equality operator\n" 
            + "generates the following output.\n"));
        CompareAndDisplay("ijkl");
        CompareAndDisplay("ABCD");
        CompareAndDisplay("abcd");
    } //main

    static void CompareAndDisplay(String comparand)
    {
        String lower = "abcd";
        Console.WriteLine("\"{0}\" == \"{1}\" ?  {2}", lower, comparand, 
            System.Convert.ToString(lower.equals(comparand)));
    } //CompareAndDisplay
} //EqualityOp

/*
This example of the String Equality operator 
generates the following output.

"abcd" == "ijkl" ?  False
"abcd" == "ABCD" ?  False
"abcd" == "abcd" ?  True
*/