DateTime.Equals Method (Object)
.NET Framework (current version)
Returns a value indicating whether this instance is equal to a specified object.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- value
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Type:
System.Object
The object to compare to this instance.
Return Value
Type: System.Booleantrue if value is an instance of DateTime and equals the value of this instance; otherwise, false.
The following example demonstrates the Equals method.
using System; public class Application { public static void Main() { // Create some DateTime objects. DateTime one = DateTime.UtcNow; DateTime two = DateTime.Now; DateTime three = one; // Compare the DateTime objects and display the results. bool result = one.Equals(two); Console.WriteLine("The result of comparing DateTime object one and two is: {0}.", result); result = one.Equals(three); Console.WriteLine("The result of comparing DateTime object one and three is: {0}.", result); } } // This code example displays the following: // // The result of comparing DateTime object one and two is: False. // The result of comparing DateTime object one and three is: True.
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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