Object.ReferenceEquals Method
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Determines whether the specified object instances are the same instance.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- objA
- Type: System.Object
The first object to compare.
- objB
- Type: System.Object
The second object to compare.
Return Value
Type: System.Booleantrue if objA is the same instance as objB or if both are null; otherwise, false.
Unlike the Equals method and the equality operator, the ReferenceEquals method cannot be overridden. Because of this, if you want to test two object references for equality and are unsure about the implementation of the Equals method, you can call the ReferenceEquals method. However, note that if objA and objB are value types, they are boxed before they are passed to the ReferenceEquals method.
The following code example uses ReferenceEquals to determine if two objects are the same instance.
using System; class Example { public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock) { object o = null; object p = null; object q = new Object(); outputBlock.Text += Object.ReferenceEquals(o, p) + "\n"; p = q; outputBlock.Text += Object.ReferenceEquals(p, q) + "\n"; outputBlock.Text += Object.ReferenceEquals(o, p) + "\n"; } } /* This code produces the following output. True True False */