Type.Equals Method (Object)

Determines if the underlying system type of the current Type is the same as the underlying system type of the specified Object.

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

'Declaration
Public Overrides Function Equals ( _
	o As Object _
) As Boolean

Parameters

o
Type: System.Object
The Object whose underlying system type is to be compared with the underlying system type of the current Type.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the underlying system type of o is the same as the underlying system type of the current Type; otherwise, false. This method also returns false if the object specified by the o parameter is not a Type.

This method overrides Object.Equals.

The following example uses Equals to compare two Object instances.


Imports System.Reflection

Class Example

   Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)

      Dim a As Type = GetType(System.Object)
      Dim b As Type = GetType(System.Object)
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("{0} = {1}: {2}", a, b, a.Equals(b)) & vbCrLf
      ' The Type objects in a and b are equal,
      ' because they represent System.Object.

      a = GetType(Example)
      b = New Example().GetType()
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("{0} is equal to {1}: {2}", a, b, a.Equals(b)) & vbCrLf
      ' The Type objects in a and b are equal,
      ' because they both represent type Example.

      b = GetType([Object])
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("typeof({0}).Equals(typeof({1})): {2}", a, b, a.Equals(b)) & vbCrLf

      ' The Type objects in a and b are not equal,
      ' because variable a represents type Example
      ' and variable b represents type Object.

      'Console.ReadLine();

   End Sub
End Class
'
' This code example produces the following output:
'    System.Object = System.Object: True
'    Example is equal to Example: True
'    typeof(Example).Equals(typeof(System.Type)): False
'


Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

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