如何测试引用相等性（标识）（C# 编程指南）

无需实现任何自定义逻辑，即可支持类型中的引用相等性比较。 此功能由静态 Object.ReferenceEquals 方法向所有类型提供。

以下示例演示如何确定两个变量是否具有引用相等性，即它们引用内存中的同一对象。

该示例还演示 Object.ReferenceEquals 为何始终为值类型返回 false，以及您为何不应使用 ReferenceEquals 来确定字符串相等性。

示例

using System.Text;

namespace TestReferenceEquality
{
    struct TestStruct
    {
        public int Num { get; private set; }
        public string Name { get; private set; }

        public TestStruct(int i, string s) : this()
        {
            Num = i;
            Name = s;
        }
    }

    class TestClass
    {
        public int Num { get; set; }
        public string? Name { get; set; }
    }

    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            // Demonstrate reference equality with reference types.
            #region ReferenceTypes

            // Create two reference type instances that have identical values.
            TestClass tcA = new TestClass() { Num = 1, Name = "New TestClass" };
            TestClass tcB = new TestClass() { Num = 1, Name = "New TestClass" };

            Console.WriteLine("ReferenceEquals(tcA, tcB) = {0}",
                                Object.ReferenceEquals(tcA, tcB)); // false

            // After assignment, tcB and tcA refer to the same object.
            // They now have reference equality.
            tcB = tcA;
            Console.WriteLine("After assignment: ReferenceEquals(tcA, tcB) = {0}",
                                Object.ReferenceEquals(tcA, tcB)); // true

            // Changes made to tcA are reflected in tcB. Therefore, objects
            // that have reference equality also have value equality.
            tcA.Num = 42;
            tcA.Name = "TestClass 42";
            Console.WriteLine("tcB.Name = {0} tcB.Num: {1}", tcB.Name, tcB.Num);
            #endregion

            // Demonstrate that two value type instances never have reference equality.
            #region ValueTypes

            TestStruct tsC = new TestStruct( 1, "TestStruct 1");

            // Value types are copied on assignment. tsD and tsC have
            // the same values but are not the same object.
            TestStruct tsD = tsC;
            Console.WriteLine("After assignment: ReferenceEquals(tsC, tsD) = {0}",
                                Object.ReferenceEquals(tsC, tsD)); // false
            #endregion

            #region stringRefEquality
            // Constant strings within the same assembly are always interned by the runtime.
            // This means they are stored in the same location in memory. Therefore,
            // the two strings have reference equality although no assignment takes place.
            string strA = "Hello world!";
            string strB = "Hello world!";
            Console.WriteLine("ReferenceEquals(strA, strB) = {0}",
                             Object.ReferenceEquals(strA, strB)); // true

            // After a new string is assigned to strA, strA and strB
            // are no longer interned and no longer have reference equality.
            strA = "Goodbye world!";
            Console.WriteLine("strA = \"{0}\" strB = \"{1}\"", strA, strB);

            Console.WriteLine("After strA changes, ReferenceEquals(strA, strB) = {0}",
                            Object.ReferenceEquals(strA, strB)); // false

            // A string that is created at runtime cannot be interned.
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("Hello world!");
            string stringC = sb.ToString();
            // False:
            Console.WriteLine("ReferenceEquals(stringC, strB) = {0}",
                            Object.ReferenceEquals(stringC, strB));

            // The string class overloads the == operator to perform an equality comparison.
            Console.WriteLine("stringC == strB = {0}", stringC == strB); // true

            #endregion

            // Keep the console open in debug mode.
            Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit.");
            Console.ReadKey();
        }
    }
}

/* Output:
    ReferenceEquals(tcA, tcB) = False
    After assignment: ReferenceEquals(tcA, tcB) = True
    tcB.Name = TestClass 42 tcB.Num: 42
    After assignment: ReferenceEquals(tsC, tsD) = False
    ReferenceEquals(strA, strB) = True
    strA = "Goodbye world!" strB = "Hello world!"
    After strA changes, ReferenceEquals(strA, strB) = False
    ReferenceEquals(stringC, strB) = False
    stringC == strB = True
*/

在 System.Object 通用基类中实现 Equals 也会执行引用相等性检查，但最好不要使用这种检查，因为如果恰好某个类替代了此方法，结果可能会出乎意料。 以上情况同样适用于 == 和 != 运算符。 当它们作用于引用类型时，== 和 != 的默认行为是执行引用相等性检查。 但是，派生类可重载运算符，执行值相等性检查。 为了尽量降低错误的可能性，当需要确定两个对象是否具有引用相等性时，最好始终使用 ReferenceEquals。

运行时始终暂存同一程序集内的常量字符串。 也就是说，仅维护每个唯一文本字符串的一个实例。 但是，运行时不能保证会暂存在运行时创建的字符串，也不保证会暂存不同程序集中两个相等的常量字符串。

请参阅

• 相等比较