Equals Method (DateTime)
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DateTime.Equals Method (DateTime)

[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

Returns a value indicating whether the value of this instance is equal to the value of the specified DateTime instance.

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

'Declaration
Public Function Equals ( _
	value As DateTime _
) As Boolean

Parameters

value
Type: System.DateTime
The object to compare to this instance.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the value parameter equals the value of this instance; otherwise, false.

Implements

IEquatable(Of T).Equals(T)

The current instance and value are equal if their Ticks property values are equal. Their Kind property values are not considered in the test for equality.

This method implements the System.IEquatable(Of T) interface, and performs slightly better than the Equals method because the value parameter does not have to be converted to an object.

The following example demonstrates the Equals method.



Module Example

   Public Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
      ' Create some DateTime objects.
      Dim one As DateTime = DateTime.UtcNow

      Dim two As DateTime = DateTime.Now

      Dim three As DateTime = one

      ' Compare the DateTime objects and display the results.
      Dim result As Boolean = one.Equals(two)

      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The result of comparing DateTime object one and two is: {0}.", result) & vbCrLf

      result = one.Equals(three)

      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The result of comparing DateTime object one and three is: {0}.", result) & vbCrLf

   End Sub
End Module

' 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.


Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

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