DateTime.Equals Method (DateTime, DateTime) (System)

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.NET Framework 4.5

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Returns a value indicating whether two DateTime instances have the same date and time value.

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

Syntax

C++

public static bool Equals(
	DateTime t1,
	DateTime t2
)

Parameters

t1: Type: System.DateTime
The first object to compare.

t2: Type: System.DateTime
The second object to compare.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the two values are equal; otherwise, false.

Remarks

t1 and t2 are equal if their Ticks property values are equal. Their Kind property values are not considered in the test for equality.

Examples

The following example demonstrates the Equals method.

C++

			System.DateTime today1 = 
					new System.DateTime(System.DateTime.Today.Ticks);
			System.DateTime today2 = 
					new System.DateTime(System.DateTime.Today.Ticks);
			System.DateTime tomorrow = 
					new System.DateTime(
								System.DateTime.Today.AddDays(1).Ticks);

			// todayEqualsToday gets true. 
			bool todayEqualsToday = System.DateTime.Equals(today1, today2);

			// todayEqualsTomorrow gets false. 
			bool todayEqualsTomorrow = System.DateTime.Equals(today1, tomorrow);

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.

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