SortKey::Equals Method (Object^)

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Globalization;
int main()
{

   // Creates two identical en-US cultures and one de-DE culture.
   CultureInfo^ MyCI = gcnew CultureInfo( "en-US",false );
   CompareInfo^ myComp_enUS1 = MyCI->CompareInfo;
   MyCI = gcnew CultureInfo( "en-US",false );
   CompareInfo^ myComp_enUS2 = MyCI->CompareInfo;
   MyCI = gcnew CultureInfo( "de-DE",false );
   CompareInfo^ myComp_deDE = MyCI->CompareInfo;

   // Creates the base SortKey to compare with all the others.
   SortKey^ mySK1 = myComp_enUS1->GetSortKey( "cant", CompareOptions::StringSort );

   // Creates a SortKey that is derived exactly the same way as the base SortKey.
   SortKey^ mySK2 = myComp_enUS1->GetSortKey( "cant", CompareOptions::StringSort );

   // Creates a SortKey that uses word sort, which is the default sort.
   SortKey^ mySK3 = myComp_enUS1->GetSortKey( "cant" );

   // Creates a SortKey for a different String*.
   SortKey^ mySK4 = myComp_enUS1->GetSortKey( "can't", CompareOptions::StringSort );

   // Creates a SortKey from a different CompareInfo with the same culture.
   SortKey^ mySK5 = myComp_enUS2->GetSortKey( "cant", CompareOptions::StringSort );

   // Creates a SortKey from a different CompareInfo with a different culture.
   SortKey^ mySK6 = myComp_deDE->GetSortKey( "cant", CompareOptions::StringSort );

   // Compares the base SortKey with itself.
   Console::WriteLine( "Comparing the base SortKey with itself: {0}", mySK1->Equals( mySK1 ) );
   Console::WriteLine();

   // Prints the header for the table.
   Console::WriteLine( "CompareInfo   Culture      OriginalString   CompareOptions   Equals()" );

   // Compares the base SortKey with a SortKey that is
   //    created from the same CompareInfo with the same String* and the same CompareOptions.
   Console::WriteLine( "same          same         same             same {0}", mySK1->Equals( mySK2 ) );

   // Compares the base SortKey with a SortKey that is 
   //    created from the same CompareInfo with the same String* but with different CompareOptions.
   Console::WriteLine( "same          same         same             different {0}", mySK1->Equals( mySK3 ) );

   // Compares the base SortKey with a SortKey that is 
   //    created from the same CompareInfo with the different String* 
   //    but with the same CompareOptions.
   Console::WriteLine( "same          same         different        same {0}", mySK1->Equals( mySK4 ) );

   // Compares the base SortKey with a SortKey that is 
   //    created from a different CompareInfo (same culture) 
   //    with the same String* and the same CompareOptions.
   Console::WriteLine( "different     same         same             same {0}", mySK1->Equals( mySK5 ) );

   // Compares the base SortKey with a SortKey that is 
   //    created from a different CompareInfo (different culture) 
   //    with the same String* and the same CompareOptions.
   Console::WriteLine( "different     different    same             same {0}", mySK1->Equals( mySK6 ) );
}

/*
This code produces the following output.

Comparing the base SortKey with itself: True

CompareInfo   Culture      OriginalString   CompareOptions   Equals()
same          same         same             same             True
same          same         same             different        False
same          same         different        same             False
different     same         same             same             True
different     different    same             same             False

*/