ReferenceMatchesDefinition Method
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AssemblyName.ReferenceMatchesDefinition Method

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

Returns a value that indicates whether two assembly names are the same. The comparison is based on the simple assembly names

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

'Declaration
Public Shared Function ReferenceMatchesDefinition ( _
	reference As AssemblyName, _
	definition As AssemblyName _
) As Boolean

Parameters

reference
Type: System.Reflection.AssemblyName
The reference assembly name.
definition
Type: System.Reflection.AssemblyName
The assembly name that is compared to the reference assembly.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the simple assembly names are the same; otherwise, false.

The comparison depends only on the simple assembly name. It ignores version, culture, and public key token.

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

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