Type.Equals Method (Type)
.NET Framework (current version)
Determines if the underlying system type of the current Type is the same as the underlying system type of the specified Type.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- o
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Type:
System.Type
The object whose underlying system type is to be compared with the underlying system type of the current Type.
Return Value
Type: System.Booleantrue if the underlying system type of o is the same as the underlying system type of the current Type; otherwise, false.
Implements
_Type.Equals(Type)The following example uses Equals to compare two types.
Imports System Imports System.Reflection Class Example Public Shared Sub Main() Dim a As Type = GetType(System.String) Dim b As Type = GetType(System.Int32) Console.WriteLine("{0} = {1}: {2}", a, b, a.Equals(b)) ' The Type objects in a and b are not equal, ' because they represent different types. a = GetType(Example) b = New Example().GetType() Console.WriteLine("{0} is equal to {1}: {2}", a, b, a.Equals(b)) ' The Type objects in a and b are equal, ' because they both represent type Example. b = GetType(Type) Console.WriteLine("typeof({0}).Equals(typeof({1})): {2}", a, b, a.Equals(b)) ' The Type objects in a and b are not equal, ' because variable a represents type Example ' and variable b represents type Type. 'Console.ReadLine() End Sub End Class ' ' This code example produces the following output: ' System.String = System.Int32: False ' Example is equal to Example: True ' typeof(Example).Equals(typeof(System.Type)): False '
Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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