Equals Method (Object)
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Int16.Equals Method (Object)

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

Returns a value indicating whether this instance is equal to a specified object.

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

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

Parameters

obj
Type: System.Object
An object to compare to this instance.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if obj is an instance of Int16 and equals the value of this instance; otherwise, false.

The following code example illustrates the use of Equals in the context of Int16, comparing two short values and returning true if they represent the same number, or false if they do not.


Dim myVariable1 As Int16 = 20
Dim myVariable2 As Int16 = 20

' Get and display the declaring type.
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(ControlChars.NewLine + "Type of 'myVariable1' is '{0}' and" + _
              " value is :{1}", myVariable1.GetType().ToString(), myVariable1.ToString()) + vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Type of 'myVariable2' is '{0}' and" + _
           " value is :{1}", myVariable2.GetType().ToString(), myVariable2.ToString()) + vbCrLf

' Compare 'myVariable1' instance with 'myVariable2' Object.
If myVariable1.Equals(myVariable2) Then
   outputBlock.Text += String.Format(ControlChars.NewLine + "Structures 'myVariable1' and " + _
               "'myVariable2' are equal") + vbCrLf
Else
   outputBlock.Text += String.Format(ControlChars.NewLine + "Structures 'myVariable1' and " + _
            "'myVariable2' are not equal") + vbCrLf
End If


Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

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