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Range.IsEqual Method

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Word Developer Reference

True if the range to which this method is applied is equal to the range specified by the Range argument.

Syntax

expression.IsEqual(Range)

expression   Required. A variable that represents a Range object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Range Required Range The range to compare with the Range object defined by expression.

Return Value
Boolean

Remarks

This method compares the starting and ending character positions and the story type. If all three of these items are the same for both objects, the objects are equal.

Example

This example compares Range1 with Range2 to determine whether they're equal. If the two ranges are equal, the content of Range1 is deleted.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Set Range1 = Selection.Words(1)
Set Range2 = ActiveDocument.Words(3)
If Range1.IsEqual(Range:=Range2) = True Then
    Range1.Delete
End If

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