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String.Inequality Operator

.NET Framework 4.5

Determines whether two specified strings have different values.

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

public static bool operator !=(
	string a,
	string b
)

Parameters

a: Type: System.String
The first string to compare, or null.

b: Type: System.String
The second string to compare, or null.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the value of a is different from the value of b; otherwise, false.

Remarks

The Inequality method defines the operation of the inequality operator for the String class.

This operator is implemented using the Equals method, which means the comparands are tested for a combination of reference and value equality. This operator performs an ordinal comparison.

Note
The Visual Basic compiler does not resolve the inequality operator as a call to the Inequality method. Instead, the inequality operator wraps a call to the Operators.CompareString method.

Examples

The following example demonstrates the inequality operator.

C++

// Example for the String Inequality operator. 
using System;

class InequalityOp 
{
    public static void Main() 
    {
        Console.WriteLine( 
            "This example of the String Inequality operator\n" +
            "generates the following output.\n" );

        CompareAndDisplay( "ijkl" );
        CompareAndDisplay( "ABCD" );
        CompareAndDisplay( "abcd" );
    }

    static void CompareAndDisplay( String Comparand )
    {
        String  Lower = "abcd";

        Console.WriteLine( 
            "\"{0}\" != \"{1}\" ?  {2}",
            Lower, Comparand, Lower != Comparand );
    }
}

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

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

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 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

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8

Platforms

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)

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

Reference

String Class

System Namespace

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