DateTime.Equals Method (Object)
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Returns a value indicating whether this instance is equal to a specified object.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- value
- 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.
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.
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