Equality Operator

DateTimeOffset.Equality Operator

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

Determines whether two specified DateTimeOffset objects represent the same point in time.

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

'Declaration
Public Shared Operator = ( _
	left As DateTimeOffset, _
	right As DateTimeOffset _
) As Boolean

Parameters

left
Type: System.DateTimeOffset
The first object to compare.
right
Type: System.DateTimeOffset
The second object to compare.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if both DateTimeOffset objects have the same UtcDateTime value; otherwise, false.

The Equality method defines the operation of the equality operator for DateTimeOffset objects. It enables code such as the following:


Dim date1 As New DateTimeOffset(#6/3/2007 2:45:00 PM#, _
             New TimeSpan(-7, 0, 0))
Dim date2 As New DateTimeOffset(#6/3/2007 3:45:00 PM#, _
             New TimeSpan(-6, 0, 0))
Dim date3 As New DateTimeOffset(date1.DateTime, _
             New TimeSpan(-6, 0, 0))
outputBlock.Text &= (date1 = date2) & vbCrLf        ' Displays True
outputBlock.Text &= (date1 = date3) & vbCrLf        ' Displays False


Before evaluating the left and right operands for equality, the operator converts both values to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The operation is equivalent to the following:


Return first.UtcDateTime = second.UtcDateTime


In other words, the Equality method determines whether the two DateTimeOffset objects represent a single point in time. It directly compares neither dates and times nor offsets. To determine whether two DateTimeOffset objects represent the same time and have the same offset value, use the EqualsExact method.

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

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