Type.Equality Operator (System)

.NET Framework Class Library

Type..::.Equality Operator

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Indicates whether two Type objects are equal.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Shared Operator = ( _
    left As Type, _
    right As Type _
) As Boolean

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim left As Type
Dim right As Type
Dim returnValue As Boolean

returnValue = (left = right)

public static bool operator ==(
    Type left,
    Type right
)

Visual C++

public:
static bool operator ==(
    Type^ left, 
    Type^ right
)

static let inline (=)
        left:Type * 
        right:Type  : bool

Parameters

left: Type: System..::.Type
The first object to compare.

right: Type: System..::.Type
The second object to compare.

Return Value

Type: System..::.Boolean
true if left is equal to right; otherwise, false.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

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

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4

Reference

Type Class

Type Members

System Namespace