ReferenceEqualityComparer.Equals(Object, Object) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Collections.Generic

Assembly:

System.Collections.dll

Source:

ReferenceEqualityComparer.cs

Determines whether two object references refer to the same object instance.

public:
 virtual bool Equals(System::Object ^ x, System::Object ^ y);

public bool Equals (object? x, object? y);

override this.Equals : obj * obj -> bool

Public Function Equals (x As Object, y As Object) As Boolean

Parameters

x

Object

The first object to compare.

y

Object

The second object to compare.

Returns

Boolean

true if both x and y refer to the same object instance or if both are null; otherwise, false.

Implements

Equals(T, T) Equals(Object, Object)

Remarks

This API is a wrapper around ReferenceEquals(Object, Object). It is not necessarily equivalent to calling Equals(Object, Object).